Originally Posted by Ebbtide

I took it to my LBS to have the work done. He said "it is hardened and I would need to change out the headset to a threadless, cut the steerer tube, and go from there. However, once I get a cheap headset, stem, and pay for labor I think I'm looking at 60-80 bucks? Perhaps he was just trying to make more money off me (I hope not, I like the guy and he just became a Specialized dealer and the shop is less than 200 yards from my house.