1/8" Steerer Adapter Kits - Cannondale 2011 LEFTY 126564.PDF Owner's Manual

1 1/8 in STEERER ADAPTER
Four different 1 1/8 steerer adapter kits are available. The kits enable the installation of a Lefty onto a bicycle with an 1 1/8 in
headtube. The adapter system must be installed by a professional bike mechanic.
Here are some important points to remember about the kits:
See the detail in the illustration.
and designed to compress. Clamping on SPACERS will result in insufficient clamping force. You should locate the UPPER
REDUCER slot 180° opposite the Lefty upper clamp slot.
reducer.
WARNING
Before installing the adapter system, YOU must confirm with the frame manufacturer that the frame can be
safely used with the adapter system and fork. This is YOUR responsibility and important to your safety. A long
travel fork may create too much force on a frame designed for a shorter fork. If you ignore this warning, then the
frame can break while your are riding it. YOU CAN BE SEVERELY INJURED, PARALYZED OR KILLED IN A RESULTING
ACCIDENT.
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