Ok
here we go

i was surprised to find more than one set with the <c> on the headset lower race, which kinda cracks me up a little. They put branding where no one would see it unless that part is off the bike.

a quick bic pen test and I grabbed the best. The other, I’m marking as “bad” and will market it for a “wall hanger.”



The is stamped on the underside of the race crown and the lower cup. This was only offered from mid 60-70s. Part number 1039, record strada.

I held up the fork and didn’t like what I saw. Then I grabbed a wheel to see just how out of true it really was.

I have some work to do. Put it in a vice. The spread was 96mm. Hmmmm. Brought the one tine out and it almost looked right. Wheel test said otherwise. Maybe a hair extra paint in a drop. A hair down there translates to many hairs where the rim rotates. A round file removed excess paint and things look good again.




Can you say Isometric work out?

50 degrees in basement but I worked up a sweat doing very little.

Remove just a touch of paint made all the difference.