bernieUK
Veteran
- Location
- Roehampton SW London
Good afternoon all
My very good LBS has just replaced my headset but they could not use the new star nut & cap and used the old one - which looks a little tatty!
I have a handlebar stem that has to use a shim to make it fit the 1 inch steerer/forks. So, the headset, of course, has to be 1 inch. The cap of the new headset does not fit the top of the handlebar stem - it is a little too small - hence the reason they just used the old one! They told me that I could easily buy one online for just a few quid. It is not something they usually stock. Come to think of it all I am replacing is the cap and bolt!
So, it is just a question of me buying a 1 1/8'' star nut & cap and just fitting that? Come to think of it all I am replacing is the cap and bolt! I did not want to ask, while in my LBS, what is very likely such an obvious question and answer for fear of being laughed out of the shop!
Feel free to laugh at me here of course!
My very good LBS has just replaced my headset but they could not use the new star nut & cap and used the old one - which looks a little tatty!
I have a handlebar stem that has to use a shim to make it fit the 1 inch steerer/forks. So, the headset, of course, has to be 1 inch. The cap of the new headset does not fit the top of the handlebar stem - it is a little too small - hence the reason they just used the old one! They told me that I could easily buy one online for just a few quid. It is not something they usually stock. Come to think of it all I am replacing is the cap and bolt!
So, it is just a question of me buying a 1 1/8'' star nut & cap and just fitting that? Come to think of it all I am replacing is the cap and bolt! I did not want to ask, while in my LBS, what is very likely such an obvious question and answer for fear of being laughed out of the shop!
Feel free to laugh at me here of course!