This is an excellent thing to add to a pre-ride quick check, or a
diagnostic tool when someone on a ride complains about clanking noises,
vibrations or weird handling. It's surprising how often I find it,
especially on bikes with threadless headsets (where the whole point is
you can adjust it in seconds without tools other than a hex key, and yet
nobody knows how to do it).
On 10/13/2017 06:16 PM, Eric Norris wrote:
I usually just hold the front brake closed and, while astride the
bike, try to roll it forward and back. If you wrap your fingers around
the bottom of the top part of the headset, you’ll pretty easily feel
movement if the headset is too loose.
--Eric Norris
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On Oct 13, 2017, at 2:22 PM, Ed Carolipio <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
On Step 4, to check for excessive play I like to brace the front
wheel against something solid - like a wall or a heavy workshop bench
- hold onto the handlebar then push forward on the frame or seat. The
steerer shouldn't move relative to the head tube at all when you do that.
Thumbs up on the suggestions on using a stand like the Feedback Rakk
when making adjustments and on always using two wrenches.
One last note: re-check the headset play after each of the next few
rides.
Enjoy,
Ed C.
On Friday, October 13, 2017 at 12:38:58 PM UTC-7, lum gim fong wrote:
This is a needle bearing IRD Rollerdrive just like Riv sells.
1. Loosen lock nut
2. tighten the nut under the spacers 1/8 turn
3. Tighten lock nut.
4. test for correct feel.
5. Readjust if.
Is this right?
Anything to look out for?
Do I have to worry about those keyed spacers or anything else
that might be keyed I have to be careful of?
Or is this just as easy as described above?
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