tdubz Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 Not sure if i am going to get into bother or this topic should be somewhere else (maybe new products) but i apologize in advance. A while back i posted a topic about the possibility of running a gusset headlock in a sloping top cap system. I have never had much luck with star nuts and have always preferred to use this headlock system on previous builds. But i am now the owner of a sloping stem and the tocaps currently on the market do not allow me to run my previously preferred setup. The main issue has been that the gusset system uses a size 6 bolt with quite a significant head on the bolt. All sloping top caps i had come into contact with were too small to run the bolt. The option of drilling out the topcap to fit the bolt was a long shot because the sloping top cap material is so sparse. So i got in touch with alex dark through the forum. He has previously made me some echo spacers for my hub due to them not being readily available and the lad seems up for a challenge. Below is a pic of the axle spacers he previously made for me After a number of messages back and forth i and a basic drawing done on ms publisher (see image below) he said he would have a crack on something. Saturday it arrived!!!! I have to say i am more than chuffed with what he has done. It works a treat and doesnt look homegrown bodge either. I know this may sound like a "yeah so what" post but i just wanted to share with everyone what a great job he has done. I know star nuts are the tried and test method generally for headsets but i cant help but think there is a gap in the market especially with inspired doing something very similar but for a flat top cap. Its made my weekend anyway Thanks Tom 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bing Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 That's a well decent bit off engineering. Hats off to the lad. Love a bit of home grown modification 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ Leigh Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 good on you man! always nice to see new stuff that looks like it works! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdubz Posted November 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 To be honest alex deserves all the credit he did the hard work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*gentlydoesit Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 Nice I like the fact its chunky looking, should work really well with the headlock system and last for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herbertlemon102 Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 I love seeing little bits of engineering that bridge the gap In the market. Personally I'd paint it black to match the stem, but nothing wrong with chrome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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