Originally Posted by
bikemig
I think the best option is to ream out the headtube to 30.2 ...... I spoke to two bike shops in town; the mechanics had no idea what I was talking about and don't, in any case, own the proper tools.
If you let us know where middle earth is, I or someone could probably refer youto someone skilled and equipped to do the job.
BTW0 if it's a steel TiG welded frame, with no reinforcing band at the ends of the head tube, odds are that there's enough giver in the tube to accept a 30.2 without reaming. In fact I avoid reaming these to full size because the tube is thinner than what the spec was designed around, and when reamed to 30.2, or 31.75 headsets tend to get loose over time especially at the lower end. If it does have a band, there's still enough give (usually) to press in a headset, but more force is involved.