cutting a steerer tube advice.

lizzylad84

looking to (finally) trim down my top tube. just wondering what the average cost would be to get it done. I've seen several youtube vids about doing it at home but tbh some of them look a little cowboy-ish.

granda

lizzylad84 wrote: »

looking to (finally) trim down my top tube.

i take it your looking to drop bar height and not cut the actual top tube.what i did was dropped the height, assuming you are'nt using a quill stem, and when i knew i was comfortable with the height then i cut it.
if you have a good relationship with your lbs they might do it for a small fee or for free if not its easy to do yourself,just make sure you leave it level when its cut

happytramp

If you want to drop the stem and remover the access fork then it's quite easy. Mark the area you want to cut, remove the fork and cut it with a hacksaw. Takes about 3min. Try and keep it as straight as possible but it's not the end of the world if it's a little off. If you're cutting carbon use some electrical tape over the area you're cutting to make sure you don't have any carbon chip off. Use a file to make sure there's no rough edges.

If you don't want to do it yourself but can mark the area you want to cut, remove the fork yourself and bring it to your LBS they should do it in about 30sec with a pipe cutter for a couple of euro.

AmberGold

Wear a mask, carbon dust should not be inhaled.

Stokolan

I used a pipe cutters doing mine

bobcranfret

Stokolan wrote: »

I used a pipe cutters doing mine

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/mobile/ie/en/s?q=steerer+cutting+guide

I bought this a few years ago. Unless you can cut a very straight line by sight with a hacksaw, you need this.

seamus

I cut a number of wonky steerers over the years using a hacksaw. Cut one two weeks ago with a pipe cutters. There's no comparison, it's a much easier and cleaner cut.

The only downside is that it creates a little flange which you need to file down, but it's a small price to pay.