bawbag
Maximum Pace
- Mar 20, 2013
- 450
- 276
Never done it before. Aside for wheelbuilding and facing (way out of my league, methinks), this is the last thing I haven't done.
The old steel frame I just got sent over from the Netherlands has a knackered Miche needle-bearing headset which is beyond repair. Well, the bottom half is completely done for, but I'd rather swap out the entire thing and replace it with something sparkling and shiny.
Is this worth MacGyvering or should I not bother and get a shop to install a new one? The wise old Sheldon Brown says use a long screwdriver down the head tube and a hammer, but that seems a wee bit too ghetto. It's just that the tools for this particular bit of bike work seem to be a bit on the steep side for something I expect to do perhaps once again in the next ten years.
This be the frame with the offending headset in all its grindy glory. Boooooo.
The old steel frame I just got sent over from the Netherlands has a knackered Miche needle-bearing headset which is beyond repair. Well, the bottom half is completely done for, but I'd rather swap out the entire thing and replace it with something sparkling and shiny.
Is this worth MacGyvering or should I not bother and get a shop to install a new one? The wise old Sheldon Brown says use a long screwdriver down the head tube and a hammer, but that seems a wee bit too ghetto. It's just that the tools for this particular bit of bike work seem to be a bit on the steep side for something I expect to do perhaps once again in the next ten years.
This be the frame with the offending headset in all its grindy glory. Boooooo.