Originally Posted by
jebensch
So, I have a friend...named uh...Gebensch...yeah, Gebensch. He's playing with a threadless headset for the first time, and when he adjusts it so that there's no play in the bearings, nor any indexing, the fork doesn't spin or turn as easily as with the ol' thready types. It turns smoothly mind you, just with more resistance than I'm - er - HE'S used to. Is this how threadless works or did I muck it up somewheres in there.
(he...muck it up. My friend. Not me)
You don't need to have the compression cap super tight, just tight enough that everything's secure.
I usually sit the bike on the floor, tighten the stem where it's gonna be, tighten the cap down till it meets the stem/spacer (whichever is on top), then loosen the stem so that it'll move, but not flop, I then finish tightening the cap and finally tighten the stem.
If that doesn't work, then maybe your, er... his, headset is f'd up somewhere.
-Gene-