Rant: A customer said 'just tighten it' when his headset was creaking. It was a cracked carbon steerer tube.

4 comments

4 Comments

Actually a cracked steerer is more likely to snap than just creak. The noise was probably the only warning before it failed completely.

thomas_sanchez2mo ago

That's a good way to get a face full of carbon.

leehall1mo ago

Honestly, a cracked steerer is basically a ticking bomb.

leewalker2mo ago

My buddy at the shop saw a cracked steerer that was painted over, looked fine until it came apart. That "just tighten it" advice is how you find out the hard way.