Re: [RBW] Headset nut: aluminum vs steel

2017-04-24 Thread GAJett
A pipe wrench or "Channel-locks" are certainly better than slipjoint pliers! (Sometimes you just gotta do what ya gotta do.) Re hammers... "If it can't be fixed with a hammer, it can't be fixed!" (I told that to a copier repair person once. He laughed so hard he dropped his screwdriver. Took

Re: [RBW] Headset nut: aluminum vs steel

2017-04-24 Thread Ash A
LOL!! I have one of those and am glad I had forgotten about it :) On Monday, 24 April 2017 10:44:02 UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: > > It's lighter and you'll therefore go faster, feel more spritely, attract > more attention, and get bigger raises. But otherwise, no. > > One very old fashioned b

[RBW] Headset nut: aluminum vs steel

2017-04-24 Thread ted
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[RBW] Headset nut: aluminum vs steel

2017-04-23 Thread Ash A
No LSB in 15 mile radius had the 32mm wrench required to remove the headset nut. I had to remove it to install a cable hanger for my new Appa frame. Knowing that it is a bad idea, I used an adjustable wrench. Sure enough, the aluminum nut got a dent. Thought I'd put a new one. The LBS carri