Recent content by Mr Weirdo

Can I then tempt you with a pint of alcohol free cider? It's all the rage 😁

That's very kind of you. Fortunately I do have a couple of headsets which I believe are complete though after this event I will double check. Thank you again!

Thanks everyone for taking the time to comment...much appreciated.

Bugger...

To be honest it all looks very neat and tidy but...

So basically to sum it up...humans are mad and always have been. I did say 'basically' 😁

I will tomorrow...thank you

Very true on all counts...It's 1980s...possibly 1050 or 1055ish? I will prob pop down to LBS with a list of the possible issues and see what one he reacts to best? Then I will suggest maybe whip it off and replace with a Campag one which I know was working perfectly as it comes off another...

I hate to blame the LBS but it's the easiest thing to do lol. I have a rather nice used Campy somewhere 😁

Thanks BP, it only seems like yesterday when I was jumping around to the tunes of Blur and Park life, etc. Now both my knees are at the moment are in distress, etc. Sorry in whinge mode...yep that's what I thought otherwise back and forth, back and forth. Sod it I have another one somewhere...

I promise you I like the bleeding obvious as it's a very good point to start from...thank you

A very good point...I've been around for over 50 years now and I myself have a lot of miss assembled and rogue parts...or it feels like it? 😀

Thanks for the reply... I don't have a headset tool so I had my LBS do it for me. I thought they may have noticed? I supplied all the parts and an exploded view diagram from the internet as it was an 80's component. I hope they weren't insulted lol The threads appeared to be okay from what...

Apologies because I know this subject is frequently touched upon. I have had a good condition used 105 Shimano h/s installed on my frameset which has now been built up...I should of checked it earlier so I am a bit fed up but another lesson learned. Now the cups were in very good condition as...