This is with spacer. Without a spacer there is almost no spacer might be around 1mm.
The top cap is 28.6mm on a 25.4mm steerer tube.
Should I go with the spacer or no?
by No_Marketing_60
This is with spacer. Without a spacer there is almost no spacer might be around 1mm.
The top cap is 28.6mm on a 25.4mm steerer tube.
Should I go with the spacer or no?
by No_Marketing_60
4 Comments
It’s borderline but probably fine on what looks like a steel steerer tube. They make 1mm spacers, which would split the difference and be ideal.
As it is pictured now, any normal steerer top cap will likely bottom out on the steerer before preloading the headset through the stem.
Put the spacer on top.
Not sure if this setup is safe. Ideally you want the top of the fork steerer to be above the center line of the top bolt on the stem, but not sure how that works with a shim. I guess its exactly the same. Maybe someone else can chime in because most people are confusing the shim with the actual steerer.