Timeline for answer to Hylix carbon fork and compression plug by abdnChap
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| Feb 8, 2021 at 11:34 | comment | added | Tim | @abdnChap Why do compression plugs come in different lengths? | |
| Feb 8, 2021 at 11:29 | comment | added | Tim | @abdnChap My underlying question is, in the absence of guidance from the manufacturer (who might be unknown) how does the DIYer come by the knowledge that torque in excess of 13Nm can damage a particular carbon steerer? | |
| Feb 8, 2021 at 11:21 | comment | added | abdnChap | I would say a 90/80mm plug is way overkill. Don't need anything bigger than 40ish-mm really. | |
| Feb 8, 2021 at 11:19 | comment | added | Andrew Henle | @Criggie It might very well do that, but as I've yet to see a single failed steerer tubes on all those bikes that use short compression plugs, I'd say it's a useless feature. | |
| Feb 8, 2021 at 11:18 | history | edited | abdnChap | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Feb 8, 2021 at 11:15 | comment | added | abdnChap | Only at the top, I will edit to add this, you will destroy the threads on the stem way before you start crushing the steerer further down from the top. | |
| Feb 8, 2021 at 11:00 | comment | added | Criggie♦ | I suspect the plug is also to support the steerer tube from the inside, and the generous length means that support goes down below the top bearing. | |
| Feb 8, 2021 at 9:33 | history | answered | abdnChap | CC BY-SA 4.0 |