I cut my forks WAY to short. What do I do now?
F'd up royally
- Thread starter Zeronine
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Cry, just cry.
What type of fork do you have? Is there any ay to get a zero stack or shorter stack height headset? What frame is it?
Transition TOP frame
argyle 318
I'm going to call Sram tomorrow, hopefully I can get some good news from them.
argyle 318
I'm going to call Sram tomorrow, hopefully I can get some good news from them.
Sounds expensive, better hit yourself with a tape measure!
fixed
tape measures are for amateurs...eye-balling it is for pro's
the steerer tube isnt pressed in im guessing? a zero stack headset might help like rufus mentioned w/ a shorter height stem
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I think i might need glasses
tape measures are for amateurs...eye-balling it is for pro's
i always worry that ill cut it too short too even after measuring twice...i usually keep my steerer tube a couple of inches longer. it helps when swapping frames or if i wanna sell it.
Does anybody know it RockShox even does replacement steer tubs?
Yes, but they come as a steerer/crown/uppers assembly.
i bet thats nice and cheap. at least $20
Plus installation. i'll drop $300 easily. I'm so pissed.
Well I paid $317 with free shipping.
Well I paid $317 with free shipping.
Then buy another one and sell the shorter one for a smaller loss??? I've done this before too. Fortunately it was for an old Judy SL and the upper/steerer assembly was pretty cheap.
and are there other options..like new headset/stem
I get the feeling we are not talking about 7.75 inches when it should have 7.9. I am guessing a 6.5 inch steerer.
lol....in that case
Time to put up an under sales on pinkbike.
Maybe some kiddie with a 12" low stacked steel DJ frame can use your steerer kit.
An apprentice in the shop was to cut down a steerer tube once, he was told to "measure five times before cutting".
He did, he measured five times, there was to be 21 cm (8.2") of tube left on the fork.
He then proceeded by cutting off that amount from the fork, leaving the steerer tube just shy of 5 cm (1.9").
Maybe some kiddie with a 12" low stacked steel DJ frame can use your steerer kit.
An apprentice in the shop was to cut down a steerer tube once, he was told to "measure five times before cutting".
He did, he measured five times, there was to be 21 cm (8.2") of tube left on the fork.
He then proceeded by cutting off that amount from the fork, leaving the steerer tube just shy of 5 cm (1.9").
whats the saying - measure twice cute once and save yourself a few hundred bucks
So $184.45 w/tax for the crown steer upper assembly + $45 install = $229.45
I paid $317 shipped brand new.
Should I just buy new fork?
I paid $317 shipped brand new.
Should I just buy new fork?
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well how much was the fork new?...not what you paid for it, but original msrp?
Got a pic ?? I'm interested to see how "too short" it is.
There are frames out there with different length head tubes.
i think i speak for all of us....how short is WAY too short?
I think a blind man could've cut them better.
I think we understand that's it way too short for your bike. But it may fit another bike, making is sellable.
Soooo, give us a number, inches or cm, doesn't matter. How short is it?
Soooo, give us a number, inches or cm, doesn't matter. How short is it?
Just ordered new Argyle 318 fork, should have them by the 26th. I'm gonna have a bike shop install and cut them so I don't have to worry about messing things up again.
H-o-w S-h-o-r-t ?
I always install the fork with an uncut steerer and measure what height I want my handlebars. I then mark the steerer and remove the fork. I make a mar on the steerer 3 cm closer to the crown and that is where I cut the steerer. Fits perfect every time.
You should have just gotten pike uppers and made a pargyle which is 10x better then an argyle.