^my god that venge is hideous
Originally Posted by
grolby
I've also thought I had ample clearance, yet been unable to get the headset tight enough. The worst part is, you can totally feel as though you're really cranking down on that top cap bolt, and the headset will actually feel tight, but once you tighten the stem bolts, there is still slack in the system and it works loose very quickly.
Repeated, in bold: the top cap bolt is not what holds your headset in adjustment, it is your stem that holds it in adjustment. Basically, if you find that your headset is loose,
i understand the bolded, and said basically the same thing in a post above. but i think you're misunderstanding my issue - it's not that I can't get the headset tight. i tightened it last night and it was totally fine for my ride this morning, is still tight now and will probably still be tight for a few weeks, it's that it works lose in 2-3 weeks time (i.e. it was fine from after killington until this past weekend when I noticed some play), which is what leads me to believe it's not the topcap bottoming out and why i'm leaning towards the switching to a positive stem with a spacer on top route. not trying to be totally dismissive of your suggestions, but i'm not totally clueless with regards to how the headset system works.