Head Doctor / Expansion Plug / Compression Plug / etc
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i use hope doctors now
they take a normal bolt (obviously not with the hope topcaps but it opens your choices)
simple installation with 8mm allen key
i use it now instead of SFN
Can be picked up cheap of here because frankly the hope bolts are a bit naff and snap to easily (just the insert)
Also used an x-lite one which wasnt too bad but was hard to get to 'bite' in to get enough purchase so the hope one wins over that for me
they take a normal bolt (obviously not with the hope topcaps but it opens your choices)
simple installation with 8mm allen key
i use it now instead of SFN
Can be picked up cheap of here because frankly the hope bolts are a bit naff and snap to easily (just the insert)
Also used an x-lite one which wasnt too bad but was hard to get to 'bite' in to get enough purchase so the hope one wins over that for me
Have used the X-Lite ones and the Hope ones and have to say I prefer the Hope as I have had issues getting the plug bit of the X-Lite ones out. Probably because once you have tightened them enough and they have expanded in the steerer they tend to stick hard after a few months.
I don't understand why people have a problem with the bolts breaking (same as Syncros top caps). The thing is to tension the headset - after the stem's steerer clamp is tightened the top cap can be slackened a quarter of a turn.
Anyway, I have a head doctor in the toolbox as I got forks which happened to have a star nut already inside. £5 posted if you want it, less bolt and top cap.
Anyway, I have a head doctor in the toolbox as I got forks which happened to have a star nut already inside. £5 posted if you want it, less bolt and top cap.
