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Hi folks
I ( almost ? ) finished this bike this afternoon, so here's an update for you.
Was having trouble with the headset, the seller sold me a 'complete' one that turned out to have a washer/dust seal missing. Said he would send it on, which he did. Turned out to be a cassette spacer. :facepalm:
So having got a good discount, as well as keeping it, I thought I wouldn't take any more chances, and so ordered a Dura Ace cartridge one instead. Here it is,
The eagle eyed among you, may have noticed the locknut is shiny. That's because it's from a 1050 headset. There wasn't enough thread on the fork for the D/A one :roll: :facepalm: The D/A one is chamfered on the inside, and so didn't have enough purchase on the thread on the fork. This one is threaded from the bottom. That's not a washer twixt the two nuts BTW. Not sure if I want to keep it like this, or if it will hold.
So, having got home from work today, the final piece of the bike arrived, thnks to a very generous History Man
. A piece of grey gear outer.
Pics to follow tomorrow, as I have to go to a wedding reception now. :roll: :evil:
TBH, I 'd rather finish this and show you my work
Mike