Can I Run A Sloping Top Cap With Those Screw-in Top-cap Steerer Tubes?

[Jake Beach]

Hi, I was wondering if I could run a try-all sloping top-cap with those forks that have those screw-on top-caps that replace star nuts and bolts. Would you be able to fit a star nut in with the threads.

Done a search and nothing seemed to come up. (Finally figured out how to use it. )

Forks like this: http://www.tartybikes.co.uk/product.php?pr...;category_id=13

With a top-cap like this: http://www.tartybikes.co.uk/product.php?pr...;category_id=57

Thanks,

Jake

Edited March 11, 2009 by Jake Beach

[Matt Vandart]

It would probably work but may f**k the threads up.

The top cap isn't there to hold yer bars on it is to preload the bearings in the headset.

You can do this with a big sashclamp.

Another way to do what you are asking is to get a really long top cap bolt or threaded bar that passes all the way through your steerer tube.

Use the slopey top cap on the stem as normal and at the bottom end of the steerer put a normal aheadset top cap with the end of the threaded rod poking through the hole.

Preload you headset bearings as normal and do up yer stem.

Now you can remove the topcap and threaded bolt and shit et viola.

I have a bike that has had no topcap on it for months it has never come loose or f**k all.

Good luck. If you cant understand what I am on about I will happily draw a picture or take a photo of doing mine. (I have the very stem you are on about.)

Matt

[N.Wood]

I've run a Try-All stem with Trialtech forks for a while now and did it by butchering the Trialtech topcap.

I got the topcap, a M6 nut with a small lip round the bottom that I found in James' van whilst in Belgium and a hacksaw.

Sawed off the mushroom shaped 'top cap' part of the Trialtech top cap so I was lift with what would be the stalk of an actual mushroom, just made of metal and with threads on.

I put the lipped M6 nut underneath which fitted perfectly in the bottom of the 'stalk'.

Threaded the lot into my forks as normal so the top was flush.

Put my stem on with sloping topcap and normal bolt, threaded the bolt into the M6 nuts waiting in the 'stalk' and there you have it.

[Matt Vandart]

Thats a good idea

Matt

[N.Wood]

As usual, Adam @ Tarty takes all the credit

[Sethgun]

I've run a Try-All stem with Trialtech forks for a while now and did it by butchering the Trialtech topcap.

I got the topcap, a M6 nut with a small lip round the bottom that I found in James' van whilst in Belgium and a hacksaw.

Sawed off the mushroom shaped 'top cap' part of the Trialtech top cap so I was lift with what would be the stalk of an actual mushroom, just made of metal and with threads on.

I put the lipped M6 nut underneath which fitted perfectly in the bottom of the 'stalk'.

Threaded the lot into my forks as normal so the top was flush.

Put my stem on with sloping topcap and normal bolt, threaded the bolt into the M6 nuts waiting in the 'stalk' and there you have it.

i did the same thing bored a couple of weeks back with my trialtech top cap and a hope head doctor bc i was rounding off the threaded cap each time i took it on/off. Used a lathe to cut back the mushroom off the top of the cap, locknut in the bottom of it, put it about an inch into the steerer, head doctor cap on top then the hd bolt straight on top. Works perfect and way better imo

Edited March 11, 2009 by Sethgun