Originally Posted by
dobber
Beyond it's use for preloading the bearings, the star-nut has no use. It could burst into flames and not impact the integrity of the system.
I do think that could be a bit distracting to the rider though
Originally Posted by
dobber
.. one of the biggest factors driving the change was that the manufactures no longer had to provide a range of threaded forks for a given model.
+1
Originally Posted by
dobber
The threadless fork is one size fits all.
Until the point when it gets cut down. After which, of course, it will be the owner's problem, and no longer feature into the manufacturer's considerations.
I believe the threadless is a tad mechanically superior. I've had two quill forks fail just at the beginning of the thread, but I've never seen a threadless fork fail mid-shaft.