| Re: Installing a headset
Pat wrote:
> I want to eventually get a new 1 1/8" threadless headset for my
> project mountain bike. When I asked about doing it myself at the LBS,
> the guy told me I had to have a special tool to get the old one out
> and to press the new one in. Is this right or can I manage to do it
> myself somehow?
>
> thanks,
>
> Pat in TX
You can do it yourself with homegrown tools if you really want, but this is
one that's worth going to the LBS for IMO. If you feel compelled to do it
yourself, then google a bit and you'll see various contraptions you can rig
to help install headsets. That said, headsets can be tricky even with the
right tools. It's probably not cost effective to buy the tools since you
only install headsets once every few years ( I've got one on my hardtail
going on 10 years). This is the one bit of maintenance that I don't do at
home.
Tom
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