In 2024 this is old but pure Gold! Thank you Sir👍🏻

Great tip on the hose clamp, I wasn't keen to buy a steerer clamp for this simple task

I did this exact method and it works perfectly. I slammed my race bike, I love the look and I love Oz’s method, thank you sir

Great tip about the nail varnish to stop the ingress of water into the carbon fiber

General rule of thumb on carbon steerers: Cutting the steerer off below the stem's top surface is not recommended. Ideally you want one spacer ABOVE the stem to ensure the stem is clamping completely on the steerer tube.

Brilliant tip with the hose clamp, thank you!

Love your smart, simple bike mechanic methods.

Another homemade method is to use two disposable stems as the saw guide. As for the cutting blade you can also use a wolfram one, the one used for cutting ceramic tiles. Black with some diamond powder coating on the blade. Park tool uses it in its saws but you can get an indentical in a hardware store for couple of bucks.

OMG, what a brilliant tip the hose clamp is!!! You could even use two of those to get the same effect as with the really expensive Parktool gadget.

Great and informative video as per usual, OZ! For me, I cut the steerer tube with the help of an old stem instead of a hose clamp.

Thanks Oz. Your videos are always very detailed with little tricks, like using the clamp as a guide.

Your vids are really useful. You’ve got that “done it a thousand times, no fuss, nothing fancy” kind of experience / approach. Cheers 👍

I also cut my steerer using a hacksaw. I still left a 5mm spacer after the top cap as suggested by many bike mechanics on youtube.

I used a hose clamp and a very sharp hacksaw blade to do my steerer too. Works a treat as long as you're careful and double check all your measurements before taking the plunge!

Just purchased a suitable hose clamp. I'll try this soon. Thanks Oz.

You just saved me lot of time and money! Thanks for the tips!

Good To See U Shop At Mitre 10 I Work For The Hardware And Power Tool Section Here In My Home Town

Thanks for this tip just saved me from wasting my extra stem

I'm just waiting for my new frame and was wondering how to cut the steerer level. The jubilee clip is an excellent solution .... Thanks

That's so genius with the clamp. I'm gonna get 2 and leave a middle part for the blade.

Good tips on the hose clamp and nail polish 👍

Thanks all the time for your great tips.. ;)

Great video, thanks!

CA glue is also good for sealing the CF just let it run over the top and wipe the excess

Great idea, thanks Oz!

Thanks for the info. Very well done.

nice and useful. thanks from Italy,

10/10 video as always.

4:48 that is the wrong plug to use, you need a compression plug that fully engages the entire length of the attachment arm. That plug is basically compressing only the top and bottom and the middle is having a negative compressed force from the up and down forces with nothing to support it in the middle. I would use a plug that goes past 10 mm past the bottom bolts.

thanks again, interesting vid and the subsequent discussion on cutting below the stem level as you did or keeping it above the stem to resist crushing / warranty issues. Have to say I'm confused now! A big issue for riders of older bikes like myself (Mendiz ally frame, 1" steerer, ally threaded headset & fork) is upgrading the fork - in my case due to a "coming together" with an e-scooter resulting in a bent ally fork. Would be great to see a vid on upgrading to carbon fork for example and moving to threadless headset. Perhaps it doesn't apply to you given your fine collection of bikes but perhaps you have a cheapskate mate (like me!) who wants it done???? I've no idea how many of us are out there riding older bikes but I'm sure I'm not the only one. Stay safe.

Nice video, just about to do this to mine. One thing, instead of lowering your stem, I reckon flipping it over would of had the same effect but looked better. Probably just me but I'm not keen on the look of a stem with a positive rise.

There's some concern over the risk of carbon fibre dust on health. They generally recommend wetting the area to lower the spread of dust

Very helpful 👌 thanks alot

Perfectly understandable!

Great video! Any ideas on holding the front end steady without a repair stand?

hi, great video once again, like to ask, what about using a pipe cutter to cut the steerer tube? I just happen to have one of those.

The cutting is a bit low so there is less surface for the stem to grab on. And you should use a longer steering plug. Thx for the video regardless

HI Oz, may i ask normally compress plug need to us how many nanometer to tilt back with the carbon front fork ?

If you happen to cut a little short you always have the option (very ugly) to flip your stem and gain back a few mm

Good advice before you cut the steerer. Check for comfort

Fuck it! Im just gonna use drop saw!

Hey, Oz! do you have any advice on cutting down a Canyon steerer tube? As you know they use the Acros headset so the compression comes from under the stem rather than the standard headset/topcap pulling the steerer up from above. My issue is that with the standard headset there is a decent tolerance of a mm or so but with there being no 'pull' from a top cap on a Canyon headset then any spacers above the stem would have to be perfectly flush with the top of the steerer or else the spacer could rattle if the steerer is too long or the top cap won't fit back into the steerer if it's cut too short. Would you recommend just adding a normal headset to negate the problem? Thanks in advance!

Good video and a good tip with the hose clamp. How is the Canyon disc going?

Nice

Dr. Oz, do you subscribe to the having a 5mm spacer on top vs no spacer? I know you just cut yours flush, so the question may be mute, but just curious because many bike manufacturers suggest a 5mm spacer at the top. Thanks...

Hi, do you think it would be suitable for cutting 24 tpi?

Reupload ?

Is it normal for a carbon fork steerer to chaf when installing a stem?

Can you just put some super glue instead of that nail polish?

I thought I saw that video.

don't you want the steerer tube to be at least flush to the top of the stem clamp ?

Can i cut the carbon with a 24 TPI saw? Thanks

You should never cut a steerer tube lower than where the top bolt of the stem clamps. You are offering terrible advice to people that may not know any better. you should take this video down before someone gets hurt.