Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Bluesky Threads Is this fork save to use with that steerer tube? Will this cause huge problems? by KotFilip Bicycling Biking Cycling
OkYogurtcloset5848 on February 7, 2026 11:06 pm Someone has attacked that with a file or angle grinder to remove crown race. I would be wary of that.
StarbeamII on February 8, 2026 1:58 am Steerer failures are very dangerous (you will go down and eat shit), and cannot be inspected for without taking the fork out.
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Doesn’t look great.
What happened?
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Someone has attacked that with a file or angle grinder to remove crown race.
I would be wary of that.
Some idiot hacked that.
replace the steerer if you can
Steerer failures are very dangerous (you will go down and eat shit), and cannot be inspected for without taking the fork out.