So I’ve had some quite serious health issues that have left me with balance issues so gonna convert my e-bike to a trike, so first job is to change the forks from carbon to steel and I haven’t done anything more than oil a chain before🤦♂️.
1 so it’s obvs not that aesthetically pleasing to the eye but there’s not a lot I can do about it I guess ? I mean I can paint forks midnight blue but that’s it ?
2 . While I’m here I will just double check that I cut the steerer tube like a millimetre or so below to of stem ?
Thanks guys 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
by Getthetowelout
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> 1 so it’s obvs not that aesthetically pleasing to the eye but there’s not a lot I can do about it I guess ?
You didn’t explain the fork swap, so we’re left to assume you chose the fork, headset, and fork crown race appropriately. Assuming you did, there’s nothing wrong with the swap.
> 2 . While I’m here I will just double check that I cut the steerer tube like a millimetre or so below to of stem ?
You might need more than a mm of stem protrusion above the fork end if you’re going to do it that way. Look at your top cap. There is most likely a ledge on its bottom – the inner part of the cap is likely lower than the edge. You need the steerer to be *at least* a mm more than that cap step lower than the stem *when the stem is fully pushed down which it is likely not yet* so that the inner portion of the cap doesn’t bottom out against the steerer. In other words: the edge of the top cap must engage the stem, the inner shelf must not engage the steerer – that’s how much lower you need the steerer. The *better* way to ensure this is to cut the stem roughly flush (maybe 2.5mm proud) of the stem and then use a 5mm spacer on top of the stem.