AheadSet Star nut, 1-1/8" steel (some 1-1/4,1-1/8" alum)

Used these in both ends of the bar at the bottom of the frame of an old Weber Silver grill - the original bolts had completely rusted out. Took a little MacGyvering to get them into the ends of the bar, but worked out great. Now, the grill frame is as sturdy and steady as ever.

Perfect fit on my 1 1/8" straight tube. No issues with the threads either. I strongly recommend buying the star nut installation tool or taking to your local bike shop. I was not able to tap star nut into the steerer tube myself.

It's a simple, reliable part that I've purchased and installed twice; the first time to install a new replacement suspension fork on a 26" MTB; the second time to do the same on a 29er MTB. Without any previous experience I installed them to the exact depth via a Park Tool TNS-1 star-spangled nut setting tool. They set perfectly and have held up to the abuse of mountain biking despite the bikes being exposed to occasional rainfall.TIP: If your steerer tube was permanently attached to the fork by the fork manufacturer, then you've got a considerable investment that could become compromised or even ruined by misinstalling this part. Don't take a chance by being too cheap to purchase a dedicated tool for its precise insertion to the correct depth. You can always use the tool to upgrade or repair another of your own bikes, or those belonging to your riding friends.

Good part

Switched forks to an old bike and could not retrieve the old star nut. This worked perfect and saved me money and time. Now I keep several spares.

Ordered this thinking it would fit perfectly into my 1 1/8 steer tube. Opened the package when I got it, went to check the fit and it fell right into the tube. Looks like this is for an obsolete 1" tube. Ended up running to my LBS to pay a few extra $$ to get the correct size. I'm very disappointed. If I had known this I would have gone to the LBS a week ago and had the bike up and running. Lesson learned. Next time suffer the ramblings of a bike shop nerd (that was born long after I had ridden 1,000+ miles or so around my home town in the Rockies) that wants to bore you with, and try to sell you all the newest most expensive parts and tools because that's what all his nerdy buddies buy and use.

In the process of replacing the front fork of my mountain bike I needed to replace the headset. The image of the headset I bought did not show a star nut, and the description did not mention it. So in order to be able to install the new headset I ordered a new star nut to go with it. The new headset arrived and it came with a star nut. So I didn't need this one. I now have a spare. It looks identical to the one that came with the headset, so I can only give it a top rating. I may never use it, but it's nice to know it's there if I ever do. The price was so low and included the shipping that it was worth the peace of mind.

Fast delivery and it is working flawlessly. A good buy and a solid product. Thank you.