I've had issues with the internal steerer/stem on my Speed Concept grinding/wearing out. I got the local Trek dealer to contact Trek to help diagnose the issue, and they are telling me it's because I have drop bars attached. (I use drop bars + clip ons)
I guess what I don't understand is that if I switched to a base bar, my hands would be at the exact same spot as the hoods on my drop bars. I have my bars on the high side, and I think the drops are also within a reasonable range for where someone might have their base bar, so I'm pretty skeptical of this argument.
I also use 38cm drop bars and the bike originally came with 42cm, so I think that would also mean less leverage/torque.
Is there some other reason I'm missing as to why drop bars cause more wear on the steerer?
(The severity of the issue is such that I just replaced everything between the handlebars and fork, and it lasted about 3 months before there was major creaking and visible wear on the internal steerer)
I guess what I don't understand is that if I switched to a base bar, my hands would be at the exact same spot as the hoods on my drop bars. I have my bars on the high side, and I think the drops are also within a reasonable range for where someone might have their base bar, so I'm pretty skeptical of this argument.
I also use 38cm drop bars and the bike originally came with 42cm, so I think that would also mean less leverage/torque.
Is there some other reason I'm missing as to why drop bars cause more wear on the steerer?
(The severity of the issue is such that I just replaced everything between the handlebars and fork, and it lasted about 3 months before there was major creaking and visible wear on the internal steerer)