Bung for carbon forks.

disgruntledgoat
disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
edited October 2014 in Workshop
Morning all, just about to start buying stuff in to build up a new frame and I'm running CF forks for the first time. Can you post up a couple of links to the style of bung I need to put in the forks instead of the star nut, please?

Just want to make sure I don't do it wrong!
"In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

@gietvangent

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  • pinarellokid
    pinarellokid Posts: 1,208
    You only need a bung if you have a carbon steerer.
    Specialized S Works SL2 . Campagnolo Record 11spd. rolling on Campag Zonda wheels

    http://app.strava.com/athletes/881211
  • cycleclinic
    cycleclinic Posts: 6,865
    Bungs come in different diamter for 1 1/8" forks. MEasure the ID of the carbon steerer if you have one and make sure you get a compatible bung. I have bought a variety of 1 1/8" bungs in the past only to find they don't fit some fork but fit others. If you have an alloy steerer then use a star nut. The columbus bung is one I have found to quite useless even with columbus forks.
    http://www.thecycleclinic.co.uk -wheel building and other stuff.
  • rafletcher
    rafletcher Posts: 1,235
    http://www.wiggle.co.uk/deda-expander-b ... 60422694uk

    Unlike thecyclinic I've never had a sizing problem - but then I've only bought 3 or 4!
  • dubbs2009
    dubbs2009 Posts: 310
    I use this one from Planet X - http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/FSPXFBUMK2/planet-x-carbon-steerer-fork-bung-mk-2
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    Cheers chaps. Went for the deda one from Ribble. Now to get the miserable belgian LBS guy to chop me steerer down
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

    @gietvangent
  • cycleclinic
    cycleclinic Posts: 6,865
    Deda bungs are ones I have found to work well. Currently I use a Zenith bung, a bit cheaper but it works well with most forks but not all!
    http://www.thecycleclinic.co.uk -wheel building and other stuff.
  • Manc33
    Manc33 Posts: 2,157
    disgruntledgoat wrote:
    Cheers chaps. Went for the deda one from Ribble. Now to get the miserable belgian LBS guy to chop me steerer down

    I managed to safely cut my carbon steerer by using 2 jubilee clips and a 32T hacksaw. Be prepared to blunt 2 or 3 blades cutting it. :lol: You have to rotate the jubilee clips around part way through, because of the screws on them.

    If you put the clips on so the screws aren't together you can get a really thin channel to cut down and it ends up straight. Then sand off the top ever so slightly, only sanding the inside-out upwards and the outside-in upwards, with fine sandpaper.

    Don't blame me if it goes wrong or gets cut too short. :P

    I did my expander bung up to about 8Nm. Then the headset to about 3nm-4nm. Stem bolts to 6nm-7nm.

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