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You should be able to spot it with your eye, it's a bit wider at the bottom

 

Tapered steerers:

 

http://oldglorymtb.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tapered-steerer-tube.jpg

Posted

Thinner at the bottom Yeh. But the reduced wall thickness is a tradeoff against the increased material. Thinner but more of. So will probably be the same.

 

Unless it's a 44mm or 49mm (inner diameter) straight head tube which will be able to straight 1 1/8", 1.5" or tapered steerer depending on the headset used.

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Tapered steerer

 

http://www.author-bikes.com/download/1291211890/1point5_TAPERED.jpg

 

Straight steerer

 

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Fox-fork-F29-RLC-120mm-QR15mm-/00/s/MTA2MlgxNjAw/z/lTgAAOxy8HlSa2AR/$(KGrHqV,!ocFJkTmsj82BS,2!RW5Vg~~60_57.JPG

Posted

was referring to the weight of the steerer here Dave, not the head tube...

 

Well the weight/strengeth issue could be applied to the actual headtube.

 

I assumed the OP was referring to if looking at the headtube what is it? Straight or tapered?

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Well the weight/strengeth issue could be applied to the actual headtube.

 

I assumed the OP was referring to if looking at the headtube what is it? Straight or tapered?

 

Yeah true. But I was responding to maxxis as well, where he references the steerer weight.

 

You're right though. Head tube is not as easy to diagnose unless it's an old style head tube *like your (old) sanction where it's clearly straight only

Edited by cpt armpies mayhem

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