Taperd steerer options

Andyslater
Andyslater Posts: 26
edited September 2010 in MTB buying advice
I have an orange 5 at the monent but am wanting to chnage the fork. It has a standard strieght steerer Fox Float in there now but have been offered some better spec forks , but theses have a tapered steerer. Is there a headset bearing combination which i would be able to buy to fit the taperd steerer into the streight head tube.
Thanks

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  • Pudseyp
    Pudseyp Posts: 3,514
    Don't think you can...you can use a standard steerer in a tapered steerer tube with adaptors but don't think you can do it the other way around....as a tapered fork matches the flare of the tapered head tube..
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  • Andy!
    Andy! Posts: 433
    I was just reading this on the Ragley site: http://www.shedfire.com/2010/09/01/ragl ... headtubes/

    mentions a headset to fit tapered steerer forks into 1.125" headtubes in the 4th paragraph.

    I don't know if your Orange 5 has a zerostack (not 100% on what that means) but I do remember seeing the current orange 5 with tapered head tube has a flush fitting headset on the bottom at least so yours may be the same but for non-taper.

    hope that helps.
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  • newclearbomb
    newclearbomb Posts: 87
    Sounds a bit awkward !

    The cone shaped steerer on the 1:5 forks that sits on the crown of the fork will undoubtedly foul in the 1"1/8th steerer, no doubt it can be adapted and probably will be but its gonna leave all the bearing race stepped out from the bottom of the steerer a good way and kind of detracts from having the added strength in the steerer of the tapered shape,

    If that makes sense ?
  • cavegiant
    cavegiant Posts: 1,546
    you can fit a tapered into a 1.5" straight, but not a 1.1/8.

    I assume the orage comes with the 11/8 so you can't use them.

    However there are a lot of people looking for tapered forks, so you could do a trade easily.
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  • Andy!
    Andy! Posts: 433
    cavegiant wrote:
    you can fit a tapered into a 1.5" straight, but not a 1.1/8.

    I assume the orage comes with the 11/8 so you can't use them.

    However there are a lot of people looking for tapered forks, so you could do a trade easily.

    more on the story I linked to above: http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/n ... ubes-25275

    And http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=598447

    As I said, tapered fork into 1 1/8th headtube. You would just end up having an increase in stack height which may or may not be a problem.
    Merlin Malt 2

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