Aheadset fitting

[Minimad]

i have just brought a Aheadset threadless to put into my frame (Raleigh RSP250). Do i really need
the tool to put this in as i dont really want to crack the frame or is there a way to get away
without buying it? If not how much will it cost in the UK thanks for any help Michael

 

[Huw Pritchard]

On Tue, 11 Mar 2003 20:30:45 +0000, MiniMAD did issue forth:

> i have just brought a Aheadset threadless to put into my frame (Raleigh RSP250). Do i really need
> the tool to put this in as i dont really want to crack the frame or is there a way to get away
> without buying it? If not how much will it cost in the UK thanks for any help

You can pick up a Cyclus headset press for £30 from Wiggle.

Alternatively, you can get a bit of wood and a hammer, and carefully drift the cups in like this.

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[Bomba]

Huw Pritchard wrote:

>>i have just brought a Aheadset threadless to put into my frame (Raleigh RSP250). Do i really need
>>the tool to put this in as i dont really want to crack the frame or is there a way to get away
>>without buying it? If not how much will it cost in the UK thanks for any help
>
>
> You can pick up a Cyclus headset press for £30 from Wiggle.
>
> Alternatively, you can get a bit of wood and a hammer, and carefully drift the cups in like this.

I love your use of the word 'drift'. I prefer 'batter'

 

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> i have just brought a Aheadset threadless to put into my frame (Raleigh RSP250). Do i really need
> the tool to put this in as i dont really want to crack the frame or is there a way to get away
> without buying it? If not how much will it cost in the UK thanks for any help Michael

http://www.execulink.com/~dtierney/wmc/faq.htm#WTQ1

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[Andy Chequer]

"bomba" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Huw Pritchard wrote:
>
> >>i have just brought a Aheadset threadless to put into my frame (Raleigh RSP250). Do i really
> >>need the tool to put this in as i dont really want to crack the frame or is there a way to get
> >>away without buying it? If not how much will it cost in the UK thanks for any help
> >
> >
> > You can pick up a Cyclus headset press for £30 from Wiggle.
> >
> > Alternatively, you can get a bit of wood and a hammer, and carefully
drift
> > the cups in like this.
>
> I love your use of the word 'drift'. I prefer 'batter'

Especially strange considering the man watched me spend an entire afternoon trying to get the cups
into the head tube of his Barracuda road bike (a machine that I affectionately refer to as
"Herpes"). Binkie, on the other hand, is a pleasure to bang a headset into (I think its on its fifth
or sixth now) as the head tube is the right size in the first place.

Andy Chequer

 

[Huw Pritchard]

On Wed, 12 Mar 2003 00:03:54 +0000, Andy Chequer did issue forth:

> Especially strange considering the man watched me spend an entire afternoon trying to get the cups
> into the head tube of his Barracuda road bike (a machine that I affectionately refer to as
> "Herpes"). Binkie, on the other hand, is a pleasure to bang a headset into (I think its on its
> fifth or sixth now) as the head tube is the right size in the first place.

Yesbut... how long did it take you to get a headset into my P7?

A week after you left, that Baccaruda road bike is still upside down, and hasn't moved from where
you left it. It really is a hateful piece of ****.

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