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Old 04-03-17 | 04:28 PM
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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA

Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem

I bought the Nashbar one a few years ago and haven't used it yet.

Before I had it, I buffered the cups with blocks of wood and banged with a hammer. I know this is horrendous, but I swear, the results were perfectly fine.

It seems reasonable that unless you do this job frequently, it makes sense to have a bike shop press the cups in and press the crown race on. Last time I had a headset to install, I brought the frame and fork and headset to the shop. I broke my long-standing no-shop rule. No shame!
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