Park Headtube Straightener (HTS-1)

[Qubit]

A rather rare piece of kit this apparently, but does anyone know of any bike shops that have them in their armoury? (preferably not too far from Cambridge!) Long shot I know, but thought Id ask!

 

[Midlife]

Link?

BITD it was 2-3 people hanging on the frame while the head tube was in the biggest vice

Shaun

 

[firedfromthecircus]

One of these?

Just looks like a tractor top link attached to a bar. I'm sure your local agricultural dealer could make you one.

 

[Qubit]

Yep thats the beastie! The black tube goes through the headtube and the other part connects via the U shaped bit to the bottom bracket. The handle can then be twisted like a jack to push the headtube back into place. In my case the headtube is only out very slightly its hardly even visible to the naked eye.

I dont have a large vice and was really hoping to do this on the cheap (no point otherwise as the frame isnt worth much). Might be able to jerry-rig something using a car jack perhaps.