Also there is coolness factor.
Tapered head tube mountain bike frame.
If the taper is too long or the head tube too short the upper headset assembly will jam on the steerer.
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Lighter and stronger are the real gains.
Tapered steerer tubes are the most common arrangement on modern bikes.
Mountain bike frame tapered head tube products are most popular in north america oceania and central america.
Look who has the longest unbroken history of carbon fiber frame making in pro road racing uses the tapered fork steerer design to eliminate the narrow waist at the junction of the fork crown and steerer.
Most modern single crown mountain bike forks have a 1 5 in tapered steerer tube 40mm crown race steerer tube crown race seat dimension what do all these numbers mean.
In a rare move i wish to cite richard cunningham from road bike action for points 1 2.
This attempts to provide the best of both worlds with a wide crown that provides improved steering stiffness with a tapered.