Threading a steerer???

fixie

just got a new set of carbon forks for my fuji track but the steerer tube is too short to run a threadless set up,so now i need to get the steerer threaded by another fair bit so it'll fit my frame..
so does anyone know where this can be done?
thanks

seamus

A quick google suggests that cycleways have the tool for this. Not confirmed though, so give them a ring.

fixie

alright thanks, had read before they had the tool but not the clamp to hold it with so for some reason they couldnt do it, i'll drop in anyways sure.
thanks

fixie

anyone else got any information on this??
thanks

doozerie

I've tried to dig out information in the past on threading 3/4" steel pipes and what I found may be relevant to you too. At one point I couldn't even find the steel pipe anywhere and it was suggested to me that I enquire at some engineering companies such as JAP Engineering, Tullow or SJG Engineering, also Tullow. I never tried that option though so I'm not sure what they can offer (maybe they can thread pipes too?), if anything.

I managed to find the pipes I was looking for here:

BSS Ireland Branches

Dublin
White Heather Industrial Estate
301 South Circular Road
Dublin 8
T: +353 14 165100
F: +353 14 165165
E: 1930.sales@bssgroup.com

and if I remember rightly they also sold die sets, though I'm not sure what size they went up to. A decent 3/4" die was quite expensive to buy so I dropped the idea of buying one pretty quickly.

It might be possible to rent a die set from some of the plant hire places. Plumbers use the 3/4" pipes so presumably have a need for a die of that size, but again I don't know if you'd have trouble finding something bigger.

I eventually bought a cheap die set from Lidl or Aldi. As far as I can recall the 3/4" die was the largest one in the set so probably no help to you. It was an absolute pig to use even with the pipe held in a vice, I couldn't get further than cutting the first thread on a smooth end. It would have been easier if the pipe had been at least partly threaded to start, plus I had no cutting oil at the time, but it was perhaps a lesson that cheap dies suck!

Not sure if any of that is of any use, but good luck. I'd be curious to know if you find a solution as I've not got back to finally sorting out my 3/4" pipes yet.

doozerie

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fixie

thanks for the reply..might end up having to look into something like that,hopefully not though
im going to go round all the shopd in town tomorrow and let you know if i have any luck.
thanks again

Holyboy

Im a bit confused! Is your steerer already threaded a bit or is it just a standard Ahead one? If its a carbon fork I presume its an alloy steerer tube?

fixie

ye its a alloy steerer tube, 1"..its has thread on it already but the steerer tube is way too long so now i need to extend the thread.

Holyboy

fixie wrote: »

ye its a alloy steerer tube, 1"..its has thread on it already but the steerer tube is way too long so now i need to extend the thread.

Ah right, got you now.
Were you going to fit an Ahead stem to a threaded steerer if it was long enough?:eek:
I would love to help but I haven't purchased a steerer threading tool yet, it's so very rare that it's needed I just haven't bothered.
I would presume cycle ways, cyclelogical or CSS must have one, if not I'll gladly order one as I love buying tools, may take awhile to get though.

kumate_champ07

sell the forks and get something with a longer steerer. carbon forks would look weird with a quill stem and threadless stems work much nicer anyway.

Keep_Her_Lit

This is what Park Tool offers to deal with this task:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Park-Tool-FTS-1-Fork-Threading/dp/B0006JHXOQ

Not for the DIY bike mechanic, unless you really love collecting expensive tools which are very rarely used!

Note the depth of the die socket and the additional guide, designed to keep the cut true to the steerer as you work your way down. Even with this assistance, it would be advisable to do a couple of practice cuts on some junk forks, as it's surprisingly easy for the die to end up gradually skewing into one side of the tube after 6 or 8 turns.

fixie

Holyboy wrote: »

Ah right, got you now.
Were you going to fit an Ahead stem to a threaded steerer if it was long enough?:eek:

thought it could be done??

fixie

kumate_champ07 wrote: »

sell the forks and get something with a longer steerer. carbon forks would look weird with a quill stem and threadless stems work much nicer anyway.

right this is where the setup gets more odd.currently im runnin a threaded setup but am using a adapter so i can use an a head stem anyway so thats not a problem.