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re:Steering problems with new bike.
In category Tech issues
Written by hrd2hndle

I bought a carbon fiber Kestrel Talon SL and have built it myself.

The headset is a Ritchey WCS, their top of the line. It has top and bottom angular cartridge bearings.

When I adjust the preload on this "threadless" headset to remove play in the fork, the steering is too tight. When I loosen it, the fork has play.

The headset cups are presumably pressed in fully and tight, and the fork crown r

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re:Slipping nut in carbon steerer tube
In category Tech issues
Written by Sarcastic Apostle

I posted recently about a loose headset that I couldn't tighten...
turned out that the star-fangled nut in the steerer tube had slipped and tightening the top cap bolt had just drawn the nut up to the bottom of the top cap, so tightening wasn't drawing all the headset components together.

My LBS pushed the nut back down the steerer and got the headset nice and tight. But now after just a few rid

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