Originally Posted by
RALEIGH_COMP
I do remember after a long ride a while back the head set felt really sloppy, i just tightened it till it was smooth and thought nothing of it. i'm guessing i didnt seat the crown race all the way, and the ride made it push down and cause all the slop. Must have been that ride that jacked up the steerer. I got a broom handle and turned the bottom inch and a half to fit snug in the very bottom. drilled it for the brake bolt too. i know this is in no way a fix, or even a REAL safety measure. but i sort of need my bike and i'm in a pinch. I will definitely place an order for a replacement fork soon, any one got something that i could buy off em? or is the Soma fork probably the most balanced choice?
I see....... I guess what might have happened was, a couple of ball bearings might have fallen out of the top race when things went very loose with the headset and jammed against the steerer tube and the head tube, just above the lower race and after you retightened the top race locknut and started riding the bike withose bearings jammed in down there, they started wearing in that groove. I suspect then that the missing bearings at the top race contributed to the flexy feeling at the front end...
Chombi