Stock RUP fork on threadless headset HIC???help im a noob

[Fixedscoot]

I just got a RUP after being on a pro for about a year and a half, and i watch the forums from time to time. Well i remember seeing some scoot setup with the RUP stock threaded fork on a threadless headset and HIC. Does anyone know what im talking about or the setup im talking about? Is he running a shim? sorry im a noobz

 

[NickOlson]

if you sanded down the threads on the rup fork, I suppose you could run it with hic. You can always use threadless headsets with threaded forks, you'd just have to go threadless to run compression. I assume he either filed down the threads, making the forks "threadless" or yeah, as you stated, he may h ave used a shim.

 

[Michael.]

just run his without sanding it down. the worse that will happen is your hic shim wearing down, but then you can get another.

 

[Fixedscoot]

run a shim without sanding the fork threads off?

 

[Tanner_H]

the shim is meant for threadless stuff so hes saying if you wanna run hic just run the shim cause you cant compress threadless forks with hic. threaded fork compression is that nut that goes above rup headsets. so hic would be pointless to run the actual compression.

 

[Scott Freibaum]

^^ star nut in threaded forks?
edit: 600th post!

 

[Michael.]

run a shim without sanding the fork threads off?

yes. i honestly couldnt see anything bad happening except the shim wearing down, but i dont think it would effect riding at all.

 

[Rob.]

don't sand the threads down. just.. install a starnut and run regular hic.
although its pointless as all hell.

 

[Mikey G]

Aluminum shims on steel threaded forks = mold onto the fork. It's a bitch to get off. TRUST ME

 

[Scott Freibaum]

plastic lucky shim?

 

[Robert]

you can just get an hic shim and put it over the fork and put the bars on ive seen a couple people do it......it works

 

[Kc Corning]

HIC will work on threaded forks. Just need to install a star nut and your set.

 

[Robert Reichley]

Put jb weld in the threads, install a starnut, and run your HIC

 

[danielBMXisFUN]

i rode scs with threaded forks not much diffrense

 

[Rob.]

Put jb weld in the threads, install a starnut, and run your HIC

useless step, ignore this.

 

[gjdadj]

it'd be a smart to put something between the shim and the forks so it doesnt mold...