Threadless striker fork problem

Michael Rankin

Michael Rankin

Super Moderator
my cousin just got a 110 threadless striker fork and it seems the steertube is too thick for bars. once the top of the steertube reaches about 1 cm from the hole on the top of the notch on his inward one-pieces, it stops. even when i hit the top of the bars with a hammer ther bars still wouldnt go on. at the same time it is spreading the bottom of the bars and it is starting to crack the bars at the notch. i tried to put my buffs on it and it did the same thing. now i know how everything works and i have a lot of experience with this stuff so im not some noob with an obvious problem.has anyone else experienced this problem and if so have you fixed it?
 
Madis

Madis

Super Geek
Staff member
Nah, all threadless forks have 1.125" outer diameter steerertube, it is just impossible to have a bigger diameter if the fork fits through all the headset parts. Right?

You should contact the person/company who made the bars.
 
Michael Rankin

Michael Rankin

Super Moderator
contcting andrew wont do much because he wont replace it. he didnt replace my steertube for my buffs when he drilled the holes for the stem crooked beyond all hell
 
Michael Rankin

Michael Rankin

Super Moderator
Trevor N said:
Maybe you should stop buying Proto parts?

That would solve this problem...
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ill give it to you, you do make a good point. and trust me i have thought it to myself but i dont rele like any other parts
 
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Trevor Noller

Positive-Negative
Mike Rankin said:
Trevor N said:
Maybe you should stop buying Proto parts?

That would solve this problem...
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ill give it to you, you do make a good point. and trust me i have thought it to myself but i dont rele like any other parts
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I would invest in a company besides Proto.

Every single product that Andrew puts out is talked up so much and every time that product fails.

Invest in either RAD or Inward.
 
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demo

Member
well try a differnt set of bars and if it fits it is not the fork with the problem. it would be the inwards.
 
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jcas367

Bronze member
I think I know the problem, when i got my Inward threadless forks my Wee bars wouldnt fit over them and I asked a question just like this and Madis explained that since they were some of the first ones made the inner diameter of the bars were too big and needed to be used with either an SCS or a threaded fork but it cant be used with an ICS.
 
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Steezeman

Administrator
See if there's anything on the fork, like a rough spot or something and sand that down. If not, just sand down the inside of the bars a bit. Also, how can you drill holes for a Buff stem crooked? As long as the bolts fit there shouldn't be a problem.
 
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