Originally Posted by
tiger1964
My Amazon-purchase headset-cup press does NOT like tall head tubes
like all of my bikes, and certainly this Gitane. So, I usually tap them into place with a rubber mallet. I expected the cups to settle on the ride, and need the headset readjusted, and I was not disappointed.
N.B. only the lower stack will "settle" with riding. If the upper stack is not fully seated, riding will not fix that. If it's properly aligned, it may not matter, but if you find that you can't adjust the headset without either binding or slop, or both at the same time in different places, you may have to give the upper pressed race a couple more good whacks with that rubber mallet.