I've wondered that too... unfortunately headtubes are rarely truly round that's why they get reamed and making the outside of a tube round thats part of a frame would be .....tricky! If managed tho it'd look like two big jam donuts top and bottom
And who wouldn't want two jam donuts on there headtube? I know I would. Mmm... Donuts...I've wondered that too... unfortunately headtubes are rarely truly round that's why they get reamed and making the outside of a tube round thats part of a frame would be .....tricky! If managed tho it'd look like two big jam donuts top and bottom
Not quite married but she is home but busy, so I ran out to bring it in. Components aren't a big deal but wait for the German bike to arrive
Very big box. I shared my thoughts in a video as I unboxed, will upload
Amazing work here, did the steel race come from the old headset?Fresh from Swarfbeards workshop...
A custom and very odd sized headset!
This will fit a 1 1/8 fork where a 1 1/8 never was!
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Close quarters bore for the 1 1/8 steerer....no paint allowed on that steerer
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Cutting the seat for the bearing races....tricky lil job that
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And that race is snug like a bug in a rug...
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Getting the cup down to size to suit Schwinn's take on things
Then rinse and repeat for the other race...
And we have a headset and match
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And then just a little bit of polish...
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That's mickeyspinn signing out....all down to you brother Imlach
Get Klunkin!
