The SteerStopper® parts explained


 a few reasons you will benefit from a SteerStopper®

  • Decreased frustration and component damage from your bike falling over.  

  • Easier to carry your bike when the front wheel isn't flopping.

  • Easier access to panniers without having to wrestle with your bike.  

  • Great for Recumbent, Tandem, Single and E-Bikes

  • Easy loading for car top racks.

  • 100% designed, manufactured and hand-assembled in the U.S.A.

  • Works on bikes with fenders!

  • Easier to push your loaded touring bike up steep hills - from behind vs. from the side. No legs hitting the panniers. 

  • Holds the steering straight when your bike is on the work stand.

  • Easier for your riding partner to hold your bike.

  • Easily lean two bikes together.

  • Keeps your bar-end shifters from dinging your top tube every time the wheel flops. 

  • The Stoker on the tandem can easily hold the bike steady in cases where the Captain needs to dismount for any reason.

  • Pushing a Tandem Through a Doorway

 

 

A COMPLETE steerstopper® will include:

  • 1 SteerStopper® (The Clamp + Lever Assembly) Choose the correct style and order as a separate item.

  • 1 Receiver - the black clip that clamps on to your top tube. Choose the correct size and order as a separate item.

  • 1 Brake Application Device Augmenting SteerStopper (B.A.D.A.S.S.)

  • 1 Protective Strip to protect your paint and add grip for the receiver.

  • 1 Fun Reusable bag, sewn in-house.

  • Allen® wrenches for installation.

  • Years of enjoyment & convenience, as well as unsurpassed customer service!


bicycle anatomy

To understand the basic parts of your bicycle, click HERE

To understand the fork and steerer tube, click HERE


Will The SteerStopper® will fit my bike? 

Threadless Steering System, Also known as the AHEAD SET: 1-1/8” (28.6mm) is the most common size Steerer Tube size, but can also be 1-1/4” (31.75mm) and 1-1/2” (38mm) on some bikes.

Quill Stem: 7/8” (22.2mm), classic “Goose Neck” fitted using a 7/8” (22.2mm) Quill Stem Spacer, sold separately.

1" Stem: (25.4mm), Similar to the classic Goose Neck, but slightly larger, fitted using a 1” (25.4mm) spacer, sold separately.

Not sure which style you have? Reach out to us HERE and we can help you.

 

receiver sizes for round top tubes:

1” (25.4mm) to 2-1/8” (54mm) in 1/4” (6mm) Increments.

For Non-Round Top Tubes:

Universal-Fit Receiver: Maximum Circumference is 7-1/2"(190mm). This diameter can be doubled by using two clamps.

Custom Installation:

Screw-on Style:  Great option if your bike is being custom built or refurbished.  A 5mm threaded insert is installed into the top tube and the receiver is attached with a single screw.

How to measure:

The easiest way to determine your bike’s top tube diameter is to use a flexible measuring tape and measure the circumference and then divide by 3.14.  If you don't have a flexible measuring tape, you can use a piece of tape to wrap the tube, then measure the length and divide by 3.14. There is also a printable template HERE.

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Photo showing where receiver mounts, approximately 4-5/8” (117mm) back from spacers on the Steerer tube.

 

Specifications, Aluminum model:

Recommended for all bikes with heavy front loads

  • Clamp+Lever Assembly: CNC machined T6061-T6 Anodized Aluminum, 10mm

  • Torsion Spring: Custom Engineered, Stainless Steel

  • Hardware: 18-8 Stainless Steel

  • Receiver: CNC machined Acetal Homopolymer.

  • Weight: Clamp+Lever, Long=2.8oz. (80g), Shorty=2.78oz. (79g)

  • Weight: Receiver .25oz. to 1oz. (7-28g) depending on size

  • Warranty: Lifetime on aluminum parts, against manufacturing defects

Specifications, Bikepacker model:

 Recommended for bikepacking and bikes with lighter front loads

  • Clamp+Lever Assembly: Acetal Homopolymer, 10mm thick. Long=1.9oz.(54g), Shorty=1.86oz. (53g)

  • Torsion Spring: Custom Engineered, Stainless Steel

  • Hardware: 18-8 Stainless Steel

  • Receiver: CNC Machined Acetal Homopolymer

  • Warranty: One Year, excluding the Receiver