I just ordered a new fork online and I was wondering if I should let my LBS install it (about $25 labor) or just try it myself. Only thing I'm really worried about is getting the disc brake installed right. Also, my current steer tube is 206mm and the one I ordered is 210mm, is that 4mm difference enough that I would have to cut it? I have zero experience with this kind of stuff. >.>
I run a uncut steerer tube on my bike, you just put spacers above and below the stem. I did run into issues with not having enough spacers above, so make sure you have more than a 1/8 of a inch of spacers above the steerer tube.
You just going to be switching forks right not headsets?
If it is just your fork you just need to swap the crown race. Watch these 2 Videos
And this
Good luck:thumbsup:
We would have to know what Disc Brakes you have to advice you on adjustment after installing on to new fork.
I run a uncut steerer tube on my bike, you just put spacers above and below the stem. I did run into issues with not having enough spacers above, so make sure you have more than a 1/8 of a inch of spacers above the steerer tube.
You just going to be switching forks right not headsets?
If it is just your fork you just need to swap the crown race. Watch these 2 Videos
And this
Good luck:thumbsup:
We would have to know what Disc Brakes you have to advice you on adjustment after installing on to new fork.
Dont you currently have a thread about whats wrong with my fork install ? You really are the last person that should be advising someone how to install a fork since you still have not installed one correctly . Your cut and paste advice is unneeded and speaks volumes of your inabilities of anything bicycle related .Again , please quit posting advice of matters of which you have very limited knowledge , you are not doing favors to the unsuspecting noobs who are not aware of your inadaquacies and very limited knowledge .
Dont you currently have a thread about whats wrong with my fork install ? You really are the last person that should be advising someone how to install a fork since you still have not installed one correctly . Your cut and paste advice is unneeded and speaks volumes of your inabilities of anything bicycle related .Again , please quit posting advice of matters of which you have very limited knowledge , you are not doing favors to the unsuspecting noobs who are not aware of your inadaquacies and very limited knowledge .
The topic you are referring too was the second fork I had installed, and my knowledge may be limited but I have installed forks, and I provided Videos on how to install his new fork.
All you did was suggest he watch and learn, so perhaps he should watch those videos and learn
Lots of good videos on youtube.com for installing everything. Sram has a nice video on how to do BB7 Brakes, that you can reference if you change your mind.
Dont you currently have a thread about whats wrong with my fork install ? You really are the last person that should be advising someone how to install a fork since you still have not installed one correctly . Your cut and paste advice is unneeded and speaks volumes of your inabilities of anything bicycle related .Again , please quit posting advice of matters of which you have very limited knowledge , you are not doing favors to the unsuspecting noobs who are not aware of your inadaquacies and very limited knowledge .
swapping forks is not that big of a deal - providing you have a bit of mechanical knowledge and are willing to learn / pay for replacement parts you may break.
Items needed:
New fork
Star nut
possible new brake adaptor (if going from post mount to IS )
possible steer tube spacers
possible headset crown race
grease
Tools - allen wrenches to remove stem/brakes
tube cutter (for steer tube)
file (to chamfer edges of steer tube after cutting)
hammer (remove crown race, set replacement star nut)
2' 1.5" plastic plumbing pipe to set crown race on crown
1. remove front wheel
2. remove 2 bolts holding caliper to caloper mount
3. remove any plastic ties holding brake like to fork
4. remove top/stem cap
5. undo two bolts on stem clamp (caution - fork can possibly fall out now)
6. remove stem / spacers (caution - fork can possibly fall out now)
7. if fork has not fallen out, tap on top w a soft face hammer. Do not use a regular hammer as that may damage steer tube)
8. Once fork is removed, salvage parts needed from it - Crown race for headset (tap off using a hammer and allen wrench) disc brake caliper adapter, possibly star nut if you didnt purchase a new one)
9. Measure old steertube length, consider either cutting new fork to appropriate length. If cutting remember to chamfer edges after to allow stem to be easily installed.
10. using plastic pipe reseat crown race onto new fork. Attach caliper adapter on new fork
11. grease bearings in headset while it is apart
12. slide new fork in, reassemble headset.
13. install spacers / stem. pre-load headset WITHOUT tightening stem
14. Once preloaded, straighten stem, tighten stem.
15. Attach brake
16. attach front wheel
I have installed three different forks now. It is not a big deal if you have the right tools and some mechanical aptitude. I decided to buy the tools since I came to the conclusion long ago that I was tired of bike shops and was going to make sure that I could do all of my own maintainence. If you only are planning on doing one, I would just take it to the shop since a tube cutter and a star nut installer will cost you about 40 bucks. Sure you could just take a hacksaw to the steerer tube and use a hammer and a bolt to set the star nut, but like anything else, having the right tools makes it so much easier.
Using it as a drift. long end almost parallel to steertube catching bottom of crown race. Gently tap with hammer around until race pops off. Causes way less damage then a flat screwdriver as there is more surface area contacting.
I have installed three different forks now. It is not a big deal if you have the right tools and some mechanical aptitude. I decided to buy the tools since I came to the conclusion long ago that I was tired of bike shops and was going to make sure that I could do all of my own maintainence. If you only are planning on doing one, I would just take it to the shop since a tube cutter and a star nut installer will cost you about 40 bucks. Sure you could just take a hacksaw to the steerer tube and use a hammer and a bolt to set the star nut, but like anything else, having the right tools makes it so much easier.
I run a uncut steerer tube on my bike, you just put spacers above and below the stem. I did run into issues with not having enough spacers above, so make sure you have more than a 1/8 of a inch of spacers above the steerer tube.
You just going to be switching forks right not headsets?
If it is just your fork you just need to swap the crown race. Watch these 2 Videos
And this
Good luck:thumbsup:
We would have to know what Disc Brakes you have to advice you on adjustment after installing on to new fork.
So I want to have this straight. Your telling me that this (below) cant be swapped from fork to fork. I always understood the Crown Race to be only specific to the Headset not the fork. Am I wrong?
So I want to have this straight. Your telling me that this (below) cant be swapped from fork to fork. I always understood the Crown Race to be only specific to the Headset not the fork. Am I wrong?
I recently did this myself for the first time. I did have the LBS remove my crown race (they charged me $5), I was able to do everything else though. I found a DIY online, it was very easy. I used an extra spacer above the stem so I didn't have to cut the steering tube (mainly for resale value or if I swap the fork to a different frame). I haven't ridden it yet, just did the install yesterday, but it seems like it's all working correctly.
If you dont want to go through installing a star nut (which i didnt) then try getting a head lock (see links below). I'd trust them more than a star nut, and IF you ever break a steerer tube, it acts as a kind of back up. I know the chances of it happening are tiny, but it's happened to people.
I use the Gusset one, works perfectly :thumbsup:
If you dont want to go through installing a star nut (which i didnt) then try getting a head lock (see links below). I'd trust them more than a star nut, and IF you ever break a steerer tube, it acts as a kind of back up. I know the chances of it happening are tiny, but it's happened to people.
I use the Gusset one, works perfectly :thumbsup:
I considered those too, but heard mixed reviews on them (as the ratings on CRC show), my main concern was after hearing about them becoming loose during a ride.
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