Originally Posted by
xB_Nutt
Looks great so far. Your "work stand" looks like mine. It has been a somewhat permanent solution that started out as temporary. I have built up no less than 10 bikes and use it daily for tune ups.
Here is an eBay link to a decent home mechanic grade set of headset tools.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/260475781192...84.m1439.l2649
xB_Nutt- thanks for that link. I can see why they would use such thick washers in that tool because mine caved in a bit during the installation due to the pressure.
Nice thread. Of all the bike mechanic stuff I've read and researched about, doing a headset/fork seems the scariest to me, and your experience has only confirmed that in my mind! I have a MTB with a cheap suspension fork I'd like to upgrade to a rigid fork but I'm not sure at all about actually doing the replacement.
I really didn't realize what went into installing the headset. The most work I have ever done on one was to pull the fork and re-grease the bearings on my Cannondale CAAD8 due to a clicking sound I was hearing. That gave me an idea as to how it was all assembled but that's about it. Don't feel like it's too daunting. My experience so far has been if you have a little patience and the right tools it will work.