A steering assembly (100, 600, 700) for a bicycle, comprising: a front fork (110, 805) that includes an upper crown (140, 610, 720, 30) and a lower crown (145, 615, 32); an upper cone (115, 625, 715) configured to mount to the upper crown of the front fork, wherein the upper cone includes an upper cone threaded portion (300, 630) configured to thread into the upper crown (140, 610, 720, 30), an upper cone bearing interface (305, 635) configured to interact with an upper bearing assembly (120, 640) seated in an upper portion of a head tube of a bicycle frame, and an upper cone tapered portion in between the upper cone threaded portion and the upper cone bearing interface; and a lower cone (125, 645) configured to mount to the lower crown of the front fork, wherein the lower cone includes a lower cone threaded portion (400, 650) configured to thread into the lower crown (145, 615, 32), a lower cone bearing interface (405, 655) configured to interact with a lower bearing assembly (130, 660) seated in a lower portion of the head tube of the bicycle frame, and a lower cone tapered portion in between the lower cone threaded portion and the lower cone bearing interface, the front fork (110, 805) further including a rigid crown connector (150, 620, 31) that integrally connects the upper crown (140, 610, 720, 30) to the lower crown, such that tightening and loosening the mounting of the lower cone (125, 645) controls an amount of preload tension on both the lower bearing assembly (130, 660) and the upper bearing assembly (120, 640), whereby tightening the lower cone (125, 645) within the lower crown (145, 615, 32) results in more preload tension on both the upper bearing assembly (120, 640) and the lower bearing assembly (130, 660), and whereby loosening the lower cone (125, 645) results in less preload tension on both the upper bearing assembly (120, 640) and the lower bearing assembly (130, 660). a front fork (110, 805) that includes an upper crown (140, 610, 720, 30) and a lower crown (145, 615, 32); an upper cone (115, 625, 715) configured to mount to the upper crown of the front fork, wherein the upper cone includes an upper cone threaded portion (300, 630) configured to thread into the upper crown (140, 610, 720, 30), an upper cone bearing interface (305, 635) configured to interact with an upper bearing assembly (120, 640) seated in an upper portion of a head tube of a bicycle frame, and an upper cone tapered portion in between the upper cone threaded portion and the upper cone bearing interface; and a lower cone (125, 645) configured to mount to the lower crown of the front fork, wherein the lower cone includes a lower cone threaded portion (400, 650) configured to thread into the lower crown (145, 615, 32), a lower cone bearing interface (405, 655) configured to interact with a lower bearing assembly (130, 660) seated in a lower portion of the head tube of the bicycle frame, and a lower cone tapered portion in between the lower cone threaded portion and the lower cone bearing interface, the front fork (110, 805) further including a rigid crown connector (150, 620, 31) that integrally connects the upper crown (140, 610, 720, 30) to the lower crown, such that tightening and loosening the mounting of the lower cone (125, 645) controls an amount of preload tension on both the lower bearing assembly (130, 660) and the upper bearing assembly (120, 640), whereby tightening the lower cone (125, 645) within the lower crown (145, 615, 32) results in more preload tension on both the upper bearing assembly (120, 640) and the lower bearing assembly (130, 660), and whereby loosening the lower cone (125, 645) results in less preload tension on both the upper bearing assembly (120, 640) and the lower bearing assembly (130, 660).