The timing of this is hilarious to me. I've run an original EDC with the funky stem preload on my trail bike for a while now, and just this winter borrowed a tap kit, threaded all my forks, and ordered top cap kits for the rest of my bikes so that I could easily carry the tool regardless of which bike I choose to ride on a given day. Buying the pump did occur to me, but after using the threaded top cap to preload my headset bearings I found it a real joy to use, so I jumped in and cut threads in my forks.
Now this... Ah well - progress, right? It's probably a preferred system to most. But cutting the threads was really easy and it works really well.
April 15, 2021, 11:18 a.m. - khai
The timing of this is hilarious to me. I've run an original EDC with the funky stem preload on my trail bike for a while now, and just this winter borrowed a tap kit, threaded all my forks, and ordered top cap kits for the rest of my bikes so that I could easily carry the tool regardless of which bike I choose to ride on a given day. Buying the pump did occur to me, but after using the threaded top cap to preload my headset bearings I found it a real joy to use, so I jumped in and cut threads in my forks. Now this... Ah well - progress, right? It's probably a preferred system to most. But cutting the threads was really easy and it works really well.