On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 8:01 PM, Seth Vidal <skvi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Any idea what would cause the shimano headset on my atlantis to > seemingly randomly loosen up? It's been twice now that I noticed a > small amount of play in the steering and took things apart only to > find top loose enough to take off by hand. > > Any suggestions? Am I just not tightening it well enough to begin with? > > Thanks, It's rare that a decent headset will loosen up if it has been properly installed, and such a headset rarely requires excessive tightening of the locknut. One very real possiblity is that your locknut is not quite clamping down on the to race cup because it's too short; ie, it's reaching the top of the steerer a minute fraction of distance before it can fully clamp down on the race. Try installing another spacer, even a 1 mm one, between locknut and cup. Cheap headsets -- those on Wallyworld bikes and (my experience) cheap Indian made roadsters) are very hard to adjust properly and once and for all; but anything made by Shimano ought to be decent enough to fit and tighten without problem. -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM Professional Resumes. Contact resumespecialt...@gmail.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
