just curious what you guys use to tighten down the front end. regular star nut, headlocks, hope head doctor, something else i don't know about? ive used a headlock for almost six years but just switched to the hope head doctor. its a nice little device but tends to loosen up on me after a couple rides. not to the point of coming off, just that tiny wobble i can't stand. is there something that works better than what i have? thanks
Compression devices for forks-24/26. what are you using?
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Regular starnut does it for me!
same
used to use the headlock - but stopped because its way too heavy.
starnut now - but i know the tiny wobble u're talking about, i always have it, no matter how tight the starnut is.
perhaps my chris king is messed up somehow?
starnut now - but i know the tiny wobble u're talking about, i always have it, no matter how tight the starnut is.
perhaps my chris king is messed up somehow?
star nut works just fine..
I've got a Hope Head doctor on my Fox 36Van too and it works just fine without ever loosening up. It's with a dangerboy stem...
On my street rig, I run a reg. star-nut and it's fine too... (one in the '06 DJ2 and one in the Identiti Rebate).
On my street rig, I run a reg. star-nut and it's fine too... (one in the '06 DJ2 and one in the Identiti Rebate).
Freestyle star nut w/ Tree Headset Cap
thanks. i may need to break it down again and set it up from scratch. we'll see
yeah vas i hear ya. i recently ditched the headlock
no prob. Not sure if it really tightens down any more - I just like the Tree products and that the Headset cap is really low profile. Plus you can use a metric or US allen key to tighten it.
headlocks with alu or ti bolts in them on every bike i have run for the past 8 years, i always **** up starnuts
star deez nuts
star nuts are sick no need for much else. the bmx stars are good as well...
you know i never noticed the tree cap, i think i might need to get me one of them...What tpi size is a standard mtb star nut? These might need to go on all the bikes...Anyone can you help?
I think you need to use a freestyle star to use a Tree Cap. It makes sense as the Tree Cap is aluminum and you would want it thicker.
I'm guessing a bit here but I think the freestyle stars could hold within a steerer tube more tightly as the "star" pieces are shorter than on a typical one - again just pure guess.
yeah, you can't use a Tree cap with an mtb star fangle as far as I know, but I could be wrong. I know they come in different sizes, but those are coordinated with all of the different sized weld in bmx fork nuts.
in that case, it'd be really trick to pick up a new Sunday or the new ODSY preload caps that are all drilled out super light and thin, then find a nut you can press or have welded in to use with that. I'll never be running a cable through mine, but it would still be pretty trick.
in that case, it'd be really trick to pick up a new Sunday or the new ODSY preload caps that are all drilled out super light and thin, then find a nut you can press or have welded in to use with that. I'll never be running a cable through mine, but it would still be pretty trick.
I would like to run one of these...im buying a new street fork soon...so when that happens ill do it...sweet. thanks guys.
Kings lack a compression ring and rely on the tight fit of the upper race around the steer tube... and its not that tight because you can slide them on most forks without tools. That wobble happens on alot of kings and its why they come with that nylon washer which helps quiet down creaks.
CK star nuts are weak, that could be it.
You realize they simple thread the ID of the fork steerer right so unless you are using a 1.5 fork that would be impossible....
yeah, I knew some of them were just threaded like their bars... but I thought they made different sizes 1pc caps that could fit other forks? Last bmx forks I've had were Pitchforks, so that's what I was going off of...
I'm not quite pickin' up what you're layin' down about it being impossible unless I have a 1.5 steerer?? what am I missing here?
heyo bringing this back after some field testing.
i ended up getting this star nut
http://www.danscomp.com/309015.php?cat=PARTS
and the tree cap size H10
http://www.danscomp.com/309022.php?cat=PARTS
this was the best thing i could do! i'm loving this set up. its been completely solid, similar to my old headlock, but dumb light (0.8oz) the tree cap and freestyle star nut weighed less than the hope head doctor wedge thing. i didnt like the hope wedge at all. i totally recommend this for people. the tree cap really makes it look clean especially.
i ended up getting this star nut
http://www.danscomp.com/309015.php?cat=PARTS
and the tree cap size H10
http://www.danscomp.com/309022.php?cat=PARTS
this was the best thing i could do! i'm loving this set up. its been completely solid, similar to my old headlock, but dumb light (0.8oz) the tree cap and freestyle star nut weighed less than the hope head doctor wedge thing. i didnt like the hope wedge at all. i totally recommend this for people. the tree cap really makes it look clean especially.
wow. i dont understand how people have so much trouble keeping their headsets from loosening.
i had this problem exactly once and it was caused by a super old chris king headset that had been on so many bikes you could pop the cups into the headtube without a press. :yikes:
i had this problem exactly once and it was caused by a super old chris king headset that had been on so many bikes you could pop the cups into the headtube without a press. :yikes:
Sounds like you didn't install that one small spacer/washer on top of the headset before all the other spacers and stem. It should have been included with your headset.
No matter what it shouldn't wobble.
i just squirt some glue in mine when i assemble it and it never develops any play...
smooth... throw up some pics.
