Hope Tapered 1.5 Reducer (crown)

[Morwa]

Any hubbers with experience with this Hope Tapered 1.5 Reducer (crown)? I bought the reducer from a well known and respected online shop in SA. When I got the reducer, it had a natural aluminium color, and not the black color as posted on the site. So I Hope it is a genuine Hope product (pun intended).

 

Anyway, last evening when I tried to install the reducer on my current 1 1/8” fork (after removing my current crown race) I was amazed to see how much “play” there is between the reducer and the fork steerer (almost 1 to 1.5mm). Isn’t the reducer supposedly be a “tight” fit on the steerer, the same as the crown race on the steerer? Would the gap/space between the reducer and the fork steerer jeopardize anything?

 

The new 1.5” crown race is a fitting perfectly on the Hope reducer though.

 

Any ideas?

[Vinnydabutcher]

I cant tell you why there is play - and ther shouldnt be - but I do have an option.

 

I bought a Ritchey tapered headset but the bottom cups of the headset differs on diff models.

 

Most headset bottom cups are 55mm - actually 54.74mm - however some of the new models are 56mm - 55.95

 

So I have a crown race and a 1.5 - 1 1/8 reducer bottom bearing if that will help.

 

Let me know if you are keen - make me an offer.

 

As for your actual question - no idea why and there is deff something wrong!

[Morwa]

@Vinny

 

The headset is not the issue here. The Hope reducer is basically a top hat shape, sized to fit onto your 1 1/8" fork crown, with an outside diameter sized to take your 1.5" crown race. You then use the 1.5" crown race from your headset over the top of the Hope reducer. Your headset will, effectively, see a 1.5" tapered fork when it's fitted.

 

My main issue is the “play” between the reducer and the fork steerer. Like I mentioned there is about a 1.5mm gap between the reducer and the steerer, and I would have preferred a tighter fit.

 

I just wondered if somebody else had the same issue?

[Vinnydabutcher]

No mate - never heard of it.

 

In reality the steerer diameter should be .25mm larger than the race/reducer - you cant have any play there - its just going to cause the headtube to crack.