Converting a headset
OK, based on some of my past postings I am pretty sure some of you are already typing: telling me to bring the bike to a shop. Heck. I'm not even sure I'm using the right word! What I have is an old steel framed MTB (a diamondback Sorrento from about '98 to be exact. It has a Rock Shock Indy and a quill stem. I want to put on a Rock Shock Judy with a modern stem and bars on it. Do I need to swap out the collection of bearings and stuff that I am calling "headset" that lives inside the head tube? If so, is this hard to do WITHOUT a press? What special tools WOULD I need?
Thanks
Ken
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