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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2015 17:31:39 GMT
Me
Yes I'm an idiot and forgot to put the chuffing handlebars on the forks when I was measuring to cut the steerer and only put the spacers on!!!!!!!!
Now all I can do is fit the bars with no spacers
Not sure what to do now, finish building or just throw the frame and forks on ebay and take a hit for my mistake and by another one?
How bad will it be riding with no spacers?
Thoughts anyone?
Thanks
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Post by Radchenister on Mar 2, 2015 17:52:32 GMT
Only you can decide if it fits, very 'race' I suppose but if too extreme, then what on earth were you thinking, have you never heard of 'measure twice, cut once'? Assuming it's carbon, you may be able to put together an inner and outer extension some how - tube on inside, add a bit of the off-cut back on top - fix together with 2 part epoxy resin or similar; perhaps trawl your circle of local contacts and enlist the help of someone who builds fiberglass car shells or boats, need someone who knows how to work with such things, so it's done as well as possible - arguably will be no worse than other fabrications on the frame but just a few grams heavier? Similarly, get a decent engineer colleague involved if it's aluminium, should be able to patch it somehow or other? Sorry, not very positive and can't be more helpful but I'm simply amazed.
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Post by Radchenister on Mar 2, 2015 18:02:51 GMT
Thinking further an extension would probably best be set so the join is on the centre line of the stem so when the stem bolts are clamped up it assists in holding it all rigid - should be safer that way, may be too risky to clamp onto the extension only. Tricky bit is getting a cap that fits.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2015 18:06:58 GMT
It's carbon, long hours and lack of sleep lol don't know where my head was but hey I did it and I've kicked myself since doing it.
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Post by Rocket on Mar 2, 2015 18:14:42 GMT
Talk to Planet X. If your forks were from a larger size frame and they are still big enough to fit a smaller size frame correctly then they might do you an exchange?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2015 18:31:43 GMT
It's only available in L and XL and it's an L Did speak to them to see if could buy a replacement fork but because it was a limited edition run and sold as a frameset they have no single forks that they could sell me
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Post by ianmoss on Mar 2, 2015 18:35:27 GMT
You could maybe have a flipped stem and standard bars if you are close to comfortable being low down.
A lesson to everyone here, DONT cut your stem until after you have ridden the bike completely built up.
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Post by baz on Mar 2, 2015 18:57:32 GMT
Think you mean don't cut your steerer ianmoss ? So do you suggest adding spacers and stem tightened up (except the headset obv ) and have a test ride on for size? Just asking for future ref
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Post by baz on Mar 2, 2015 18:59:06 GMT
Oh and sry to hear what you done @jetsetwilly , costly little mistake unlucky that is
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Post by Radchenister on Mar 2, 2015 19:03:37 GMT
Yep, ride it around a bit, also if you don't go too short first cut, then you can ride with one or two (or a thicker one) on top and play with it later. I like having one on top for aesthetic reasons - although I do quite like them totally slammed and flush but because I also like a smaller frame, there's no way I could handle the latter, as too extreme.
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Post by ianmoss on Mar 2, 2015 19:39:53 GMT
Think you mean don't cut your steerer ianmoss ? So do you suggest adding spacers and stem tightened up (except the headset obv ) and have a test ride on for size? Just asking for future ref indeed I did.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2015 19:48:09 GMT
Stuck it on evil bay see how it does, if doesn't sell then may try Ians suggestion of a flipped stem and standard bars.
Thanks all
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Post by bandit3 on Mar 2, 2015 20:05:28 GMT
Yep, ride it around a bit, also if you don't go too short first cut, then you can ride with one or two (or a thicker one) on top and play with it later. I like having one on top for aesthetic reasons - although I do quite like them totally slammed and flush but because I also like a smaller frame, there's no way I could handle the latter, as too extreme. Is that chicken / cockerel shooting with a laser cannon in the background
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Post by Radchenister on Mar 2, 2015 20:07:45 GMT
After spending out on a new frame I wouldn't give up so easily, in engineering terms it might work with an extension, if clamped about the centre line evenly, it's potentially stronger than the original, needs a bit of measuring and maths to get the spacers underneath to hold the stem at the right height, so the join is circa central and then sourcing a cap and stop that fits (the latter being the tricky part) - when tensioning up the set up would need to be reasonably well glued but the top cap isn't done up too tight, then the rest clamps it all together and holds the load across the new sleeve ... might work?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 2, 2015 20:21:14 GMT
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