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Chees for that folks. Very helpful.
You are indeed correct. I have headset spanners. In essence I have the essentials for everyday servicing, just now popping together the "frivalous" bits.No mention of headset spanners? You can't adjust them without atleast one.
I love the Pedros ones I bought last year, I had a 1 1/4" headset to play with & the 1" on the Fire Mountain kept coming loose, so picked up the 3 sizes.
I have Park Headset spanners and have to say they don't fit great on Shimano 1" headsets. I actually use a thin bit of shim to improve the fit to prevent marking/rounding-off the headset.No mention of headset spanners? You can't adjust them without atleast one.
I love the Pedros ones I bought last year, I had a 1 1/4" headset to play with & the 1" on the Fire Mountain kept coming loose, so picked up the 3 sizes.
The 'Tom Barker' method; whack it in, a bit o'wood with an 'ammer or a rock. Whack it oot w'a straight edge screwdriver and a rock or an 'ammer, aye, job's a good 'un.....So the as the title says. For servicing my stuff at home over the years I have just stripped, cleaned, regreased and go again. But I may be getting to the end of this process. So with the possibilty of a few bikes needing new headsets I thought I might look at the right tools for the job. I am not a workshop, purely home maintenance of my own bikes. Prices vary from very cheap to eye watering. Hence any input / advice / suggestions most welcome.
That's great to know, will certainly check them out as I'm not impressed with the fit of the Park. Always happy buying more tools!!!Pedros - bang on. Have used the 1 1/8" on various headsets incl alloy locknuts. The 1" on a few different headsets & the 1 1/4" was on a XT. No complaints, just lovely tools which I may add to the collection. We had a few Pedros spanners in a pro workshop I worked in which helped me make my decision.
This. Better to learn here than the hard way. Smacking a headset straight at your concrete garage floor being the hard way.pop a zip tie (or a number of them linked) through the head tube and headset so when it is freed it doesn't shoot across the garage/workshop/kitchen/garden at an alarming speed.