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Usually ships in 3-4 business days | | | | | | The Profile Design Gap Cap is a threadless plug that eliminates the need for a star-fangled nut. Works with carbon, aluminum, and steel steerers | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 3.5 inches | | Product Width: | 3.5 inches | | Product Height: | 1.5 inches | | Product Weight: | 0.0 pounds | | Package Length: | 5.1 inches | | Package Width: | 2.0 inches | | Package Height: | 0.5 inches | | Package Weight: | 0.05 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 1 reviews |
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| | Features | Fits steerer ID of 19.6 to 28 mmWorks with carbon, aluminum, and steel steerers
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| | Customer Reviews | Average Customer Review: ( 1 customer reviews )
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Poor design Dec 12, 2012
By Nakuru
EDIT TO MY PREVIOUS REVIEW: I upgraded this product to 3/5 from 2/5 based on further testing. It works ...OK..., especially as a temporary solution. I am deliberately leaving my comments below unedited, though to be fair I would say that this device is long enough for most 'performance stems' on roads bikes, provided that you don't stack (too many) spacers on top of the stem. It's not a great design imo but it doesn't deserve the 2/5 I originally gave it.
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Following was from initial review:
Just installed a 3T fork and I briefly considered using this plug but I didn't like the design and finished the fork with the provided alu reinforcement tube instead.
The problem is threefold - the inserted area is too short. Shorter than most stem heights (by quite a bit) which defeats a bit the purpose imo, especially since modern carbon forks have very thin walls.
Secondly, the material that the insertion is made of is quite slippery and doesn't grab the inside of the steering tube enough so you kind of have to adjust it just so that it can be pressed in, and even so, as you screw the top nut, you feel that it's slipping.
Thirdly, as most home-mechanics know, you normally adjust the headset screw 'just enough'. Not really tight, just enough that you don't have any play in the headset. You then tighten your stem. The problem with this setup is that the topnut does double duty and you actually have to tighten it a lot more than you'd normally expect - just to secure the insert.
This probably won't make sense to anyone but me, but hey, just my 2 cents.
On the upside, it wasn't too expensive, so this goes down as 'lesson learned' for me.
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