Good Luck Leah...hopefully Peter finds a good shop for you; sounds like the current shop is a bit hit-or-miss
On Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 5:10:26 PM UTC-5 peter...@gmail.com wrote: > Leah, > > My wife and I both ride Rivendell frames. She has an Atlantis, and I have > a Rambouillet. They both ride wonderfully. The frame geometry is excellent. > But they both had the same issues with the steerer tube machining and head > tube machining that all Rivendell frames have, except for the custom > frames. The ends of the head tube are not exactly perpendicular to the > geometric axis of the head tube, and the fork crowns are not precisely > machined > so that the headset parts don't always line up correctly. Take your bike > to an experienced mechanic who has the appropriate tools to machine the > head tune and the fork crown so that the headset components are in the > correct alignment. Then your bike will really shine. > > Email me directly and I'll try to find a shop that can fix this for you. > > p...@peterwhitecycles.com > > On Sat, Oct 5, 2024 at 4:29 PM Leah Peterson <jonasa...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Ted, I’ve had the loose clunking headset on my Betty Foy and your >> description is my memory of it. >> >> I got 19 miles in this morning. At first, everything was blissfully quiet >> and sturdy. By mile 12 the ticking came back. Not as bad, but it’s there. >> Remember in the video when I applied pressure to the left grip and could >> initiate the sound? Now it’s in the right grip. I can’t do it consistently >> and there doesn’t seem to be correlation with weight on the bars. I did >> throw that bike around heartily today. I took it on a wooded trail with >> tons of tree roots to bash over and inclines to stand up and pull on the >> bars. >> [image: image0.jpeg] >> >> It’s just so frustrating. I’m worried there’s a more sinister problem, >> like in the head tube/steerer. Like, please not the frame. I can replace >> any component and will do so with gladness, but please let my frame be ok. >> It’s my #1 favorite bike and it’s so special. >> >> Joe thinks maybe a new headset. I wonder if I should spring for new bars >> and stem. >> >> Buying new things to address unknown problems with old things…sounds >> expensive. But I’d do it if I knew it would fix the ticking. >> L >> >> On Oct 4, 2024, at 8:50 PM, Ted Durant <tedd...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On Friday, October 4, 2024 at 4:43:09 PM UTC-4 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! >> wrote: >> >> He found that the headset was loose, so he tightened that too (and mashed >> the headset cup or spacer or whatever in the process). >> >> >> It's worth noting that, while the frames ship with headsets, they aren't >> installed. Despite trying to be careful about installation, I have found on >> all three of my Sams that the FSA headsets seem to loosen up pretty quickly >> after initial installation, and the linear bearings seem to want the >> adjustable surface to be pretty tight, tighter than normal ball bearing >> headsets. >> >> That said, I wouldn't describe the sound of a loose headset as "ticking", >> it's more like "clunking" and is readily felt and seen by applying the >> front brake and pushing the bike forward and back. >> >> And I would be irate if a shop mechanic handed back my bike with a >> mangled part. My headset locknuts are bit scuffed but I only have myself to >> blame :-) >> >> Ted Durant >> Milwaukee, WI USA >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/uU_ZxeE0Pag/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/00dc9fa9-1594-4c78-ad38-9d6f68f14bd7n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/00dc9fa9-1594-4c78-ad38-9d6f68f14bd7n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> -- >> > 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/4B4D26CC-1579-4187-980C-1FE5C9F86728%40gmail.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/4B4D26CC-1579-4187-980C-1FE5C9F86728%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > Peter White > -- 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/b0bfef39-25bc-4e80-be24-1110623ba7e4n%40googlegroups.com.
