Hello everybody.
I started to build up a bike for my sister about 3-4 months ago, go hold of all of the parts pretty quick. Actually dumped quite a lot of money on a few brand new bits too so I could get it done quickly. But I rand into a hurdle at the last minute, with headset & BB troubles.
I am having trouble gettng a crown race to seat properly (could probably get it on with a proper press) but main problem is that the steerer seems like a fraction of a mm bigger than it should be so I cannot get a headset top nut to screw on properly. The cups of the headset fit perfectly.
The frame & forks is a 90's italian columbus neuron from a good builder.
The BB threads also need chasing but none of the shops in Birmingham even seem to have the tools, and even if they did I couldn't afford it anyway. I have pushed to boat out and overspent on this project already. I really need some help to get it finished.
I have been asking friends of friends and waiting on a certain local framebuilder to help me with it for over a month. It seems like I am never going to get it done and is super frustrating.
If there is anyone in Birmingham who has access to frame prep tools and is willing to help I will be eternally grateful.
I started to build up a bike for my sister about 3-4 months ago, go hold of all of the parts pretty quick. Actually dumped quite a lot of money on a few brand new bits too so I could get it done quickly. But I rand into a hurdle at the last minute, with headset & BB troubles.
I am having trouble gettng a crown race to seat properly (could probably get it on with a proper press) but main problem is that the steerer seems like a fraction of a mm bigger than it should be so I cannot get a headset top nut to screw on properly. The cups of the headset fit perfectly.
The frame & forks is a 90's italian columbus neuron from a good builder.
The BB threads also need chasing but none of the shops in Birmingham even seem to have the tools, and even if they did I couldn't afford it anyway. I have pushed to boat out and overspent on this project already. I really need some help to get it finished.
I have been asking friends of friends and waiting on a certain local framebuilder to help me with it for over a month. It seems like I am never going to get it done and is super frustrating.
If there is anyone in Birmingham who has access to frame prep tools and is willing to help I will be eternally grateful.
