the last frame acquisition, the uncommon and rare principia RSL in aluminium 7020

[georges1]

Frame has been given to the local bike shop for frame, fork, headset and stem assembly.

 

[georges1]

After the fork and headset were installed I noticed a very very thin and small hairline crack in the headtube, so I decided to give it to repair and have the place where the crack happened repainted.

 

[CTK]

Did the frame crack when installing the headset?

 

[georges1]

Did the frame crack when installing the headset?

After it was installed but my local bike shop owner who is a longtime bike mechanic always did a very good job on all my bikes. On the Piton, the Cube and my Cannondale aluminium frames, headsets were installed properly and without any issues. My bike mechanic even told me that the headset I bought for the Coppi K14 a Cane Creek was posing problems and that I had to better buy a Campy headset for a smooth and trouble free headset installation. Which is what I did. I already had a frame f*cked up (my Daccordi Fly which I gave to my bike mechanic and that he got repaired) because of a faulty Chris King headset . My bike mechanic never installed Chris King headsets on any bike he had but FSA, Ritchey, Ofmega, Mavic, Campy, Ringle, Stronglight, Shimano and Tioga.

 

[CTK]

I remember the Daccordi Fly cracking aswell. Such a shame!

 

[georges1]

I remember the Daccordi Fly cracking aswell. Such a shame!

Me too. And with Italian alloy frames, a Campy headset generally works better

 

[Laldi]

After it was installed but my local bike shop owner who is a longtime bike mechanic always did a very good job on all my bikes. On the Piton, the Cube and my Cannondale aluminium frames, headsets were installed properly and without any issues. My bike mechanic even told me that the headset I bought for the Coppi K14 a Cane Creek was posing problems and that I had to better buy a Campy headset for a smooth and trouble free headset installation. Which is what I did. I already had a frame f*cked up (my Daccordi Fly which I gave to my bike mechanic and that he got repaired) because of a faulty Chris King headset . My bike mechanic never installed Chris King headsets on any bike he had but FSA, Ritchey, Ofmega, Mavic, Campy, Ringle, Stronglight, Shimano and Tioga.

That's a good tip, always Campagnolo

 

[georges1]

That's a good tip, always Campagnolo

For some Italian aluminum and steel frames, it works better this way