WTD : Syncros Hinged Stem Alloy Topcap

[somafunk]

Hi, I'm after an alloy topcap for my syncros hinged aheadset stem, the plastic one that came it all them years ago is starting to buckle and pretty soon it's gonna snap.

Cheers,

 

[hamster]

You don't need to keep the top bolt tight once the clamp bolts on the steerer are done up. Let it off 1/4 of a turn and the cap will heave a sigh of relief!
The top cap bolt is only to tension the bearings before the steerer is clamped.

 

[somafunk]

Yeah, i've been doing that hamster, but i'd like a nice shiny pimpy topcap to finish off my build....i should've bought one back in the mid 90's when i first purchased the stem but i only used the stem for a few months then retired it to my box o' bike bits and promptly forgot about how crap the plastic cap is till last month when i fitted the stem to my ss build.

Apparently the alloy topcaps are now pretty rare.....bugger!