overbyte

Before I invest more time in the gearing, I need to work on the loose steering issue. The headset is something like a threadless headset, but there's no way, no bolt, to compress the stack due to the presence of the telescoping steering tube. The only thing holding the top bearing dust cap down is the double-bolt pipe clamp. There's a lot of play in the steering as a result. I don't think it affects the control of the bike, but it feels loose and may affect the wearing of the bearings and races. Maybe there's supposed to be a centering sleeve in there that's missing or maybe that's an improvement that could be made. If/when you get one of these bikes, let me know if you have the same play in the headset.