Originally Posted by
_ForceD_
As I read your post, before I even got to this point, this is what I was thinking. When you did the headset rebuild...did you remove the top and bottom races/cups from the headtube? If so are you SURE that you got them back in correctly? I.e. there is a top and bottom race. I once had the same exact issue after a rebuild with the bike pulling to the left after the job when it hadn't pulled prior to the job. Eventually I took the headset all apart again and only then noticed that there is a slight difference in the top and bottom races. I swapped them and reassembled, and then it ran perfectly straight.
Dan
No, I left the headset hardware in place since the bike had hardly ever been used when I got it - just old solidified grease to clean up. I pulled the front wheel a little while ago, and thought that the cones were a little tight, so I adjusted those and re-installed it - same symptom when I took it for a ride.
The bike is rideable without a doubt, but you need to keep one hand on the bar at all times. That's easy since all controls are on the bar, but it is annoying.