Originally Posted by triitout

I think I dodged a bullet. Started rebuilding my Vice with the headset overhaul and found out why the bike arrived with the locknut loosened. The damm thread was a bit chewed up by what I suspect was a bad locknut since the top race was manageable though tight at one point. Dropped the bike off at a local frame builder who mercifully said "YES" it can be repaired. Not like there's a lot of magenta forks to be had. The joy of remote CL finds. Holding my breath... I'll see how it goes by the end of the week.