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Hi there,
I've got an old steel Kona which i am attempting to get roadworthy for friend. The headset was missing parts when i bought it, so i've managed to get hold of a new headset (1 1/8th threaded).
This has already been quite a saga, until i was rung yesterday by my local bike shop saying that they don't in fact have tool to fit it! Apparantly my local cycle surgery will, but will probably charge £70!
Does anyone know anywhere in London that can fit this at a reasonable cost, or does anyone know of a way to fit it without the proper tool?
Thanks in advance
Wilf
long threaded bolt with nut head,2 ruddy great washers larger than the size of the outer cup and a nut on the other end line it up and tighten until snug there are a few diagrams around just google homemade headset tool
like this? works well on my kona but they probably dont have the the spanners or something as they are used to thredless?
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Just fitted one to my 'new' old GT Timberline - hammer and block of wood for the cups and 36mm open-ended spanner (glad I hung on to that one) for the lock nuts. Sheesh, you could buy a basic headset press and headset spanner for less than £70 😯 . I'm pretty sure that the cups are almost identical regardless of whether it's an older threaded-style or newer ahead-style headset, the only difference being the spanner needed for the locknuts on the older type . . . £70 seems madness!
Thanks a lot guys,
looks like i'm off to the hardware store tomorrow...!
Will post the results, positive or negative
The local shops are muppets. It gets installed the same way as a threadless headset.
Cheers Guys,
All sorted now...