I'm thinking if I do this, I'll just buy tools and forego the diy. Lots of covid cases in my area and still lots of folks going into 'essential' stores, so the idea of rooting around a hardware store doesn't sound appealing to me right now.
Christopher - I did intentionally place the shifter mount in that manner since the previous Sunrace thumb shifter mounted on the stem could only mount in that orientation. However, with Riv's new design, I didn't realize I could fit that on the same side, but with mount behind the quill AND still have the shifter oriented in the same manner. I might switch this up. I don't want to mount to stem because I'll have 2 handlebar setups (using a rinko trick) that I can easily swap. Having the shifter mounted as a headset spacer means I don't have to mess with it at all to swap setups. David On Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at 9:46:43 AM UTC-5, Christopher Cote wrote: > > My two cents (or more): > > Don't replace the headset if it's working fine. If you must, I've had > pretty good success with the threaded-rod-plus-washers DIY solution. You > need to be very cautious when the cups first start to seat, make sure > they're going in straight. But it works. I bought a cup remover ages ago, > and it was well worth the cost. Chiseling out the old cups with a > screwdriver is no good. > > I have no experience with this particular tool, but for $60, it looks > worth a try: > > > https://www.jensonusa.com/Foundation-Headset-Press-Tool-For-1-and-1-18-Headsets > > Finally, did you intentionally put the shifter mount facing forwards like > that? Seems like it would work better flipped over 180 degrees so that the > shifter is behind the steerer axis. Or does the cable hit the frame when > you turn the front wheel if it's mounted like that? Is that a shifter mount > for 1-1/8" steerers? Do they have a mount that clamps on 22.2mm stems? > > Chris > > > On Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at 11:40:27 AM UTC-4, David B wrote: >> >> Maybe I'm just getting into bike projects that aren't necessary >> whatsoever, but I'm interested in swapping up a couple things on my bikes. >> I've never replaced a headset before, but I'm contemplating upgrading the >> rinko-style cups that my Clem and wife's Clementine came with for something >> swankier. >> >> Questions: >> Is this crazy? The current headsets function fine, purely cosmetic. >> Is this worth it to me to buy the proper tools? I likely won't have a >> need to change headset aside from these two bikes. Some sort of diy tools? >> Or should I just let my LBS take care of this? >> >> The main reason I'm thinking about this is I added a Silver2 >> shifter/mount as a headset spacer (works great) and the wider headset cup >> looks out of place now that everything's a bit cluttered. >> Photo here: https://www.instagram.com/p/B-99voyFx5D/ >> >> Thoughts/ideas/suggestions welcome! >> David >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/4ee180a0-1592-443d-aeb4-8fca9c2956c3%40googlegroups.com.
