Some might remember that I currently have a bike with a frozen seatpost that I have been battling for a while now. I might’ve mentioned that that bike also had a frozen headset as well. Had, as in, in the past! I finally got the locknut off today thanks to pb blaster and time and leverage from a reinstalled front wheel. I couldn’t believe it when it finally gave way, it was like something broke free. At first I thought my headset wrench had just slipped but no, I went to check and the locknut was loosy goosy. Then when I unscrewed it all and pulled out the fork the retainer cage on the top of the headset exploded out; little pieces of the cage and all the balls just went flying around. I’m thinking someone must’ve installed it upside down, which wouldn’t be a surprise, this bike came to me with a completely trashed bb and crankset along with the broken, cracked & frozen seatpost. Everything that can be wrong with this bike has been wrong 😂.

Sorry, this is not really a question post, I really just wanted to celebrate with you the fact that I got the fork off of this bike! I do wonder how common it is for this to happen though. I suppose I could ask if you all think I should replace the headset but I think I already know the answer to that. But first, I need to get the seatpost out…. I bought a heat gun a while back so maybe I’ll try that.

Also want to say thank you to everyone here for all the help you’ve given me over the last few years. One of my first posts on here was about a stuck headset on an old Schwinn Continental and someone suggested using the front wheel for leverage and I remembered that today which is what helped me get this headset unstuck.

Merry Christmas Bicycle Mechanics!
-Erin