Bearings
essex-commuter
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I've had a rattle coming from my bike for about a week that I couldn't fix, eventually traced the rattle to a broken expander plug floating around inside the fork steerer!
Anyhow, while I was replacing it with a star-fangled nut (must be the crudest part of a bike but it does what it says on the tin (although not for carbon steerers!)) I noticed that the top bearing race was almost seized. I've lubed it and it's started moving enough for me to use the bike tomorrow, but I need replacement bearings. The steerer is 1 1/8" but what else do I need to know in my hunt for replacement races?
Anyhow, while I was replacing it with a star-fangled nut (must be the crudest part of a bike but it does what it says on the tin (although not for carbon steerers!)) I noticed that the top bearing race was almost seized. I've lubed it and it's started moving enough for me to use the bike tomorrow, but I need replacement bearings. The steerer is 1 1/8" but what else do I need to know in my hunt for replacement races?
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essex-commuter wrote:I've had a rattle coming from my bike for about a week that I couldn't fix, eventually traced the rattle to a broken expander plug floating around inside the fork steerer!
Anyhow, while I was replacing it with a star-fangled nut (must be the crudest part of a bike but it does what it says on the tin (although not for carbon steerers!)) I noticed that the top bearing race was almost seized. I've lubed it and it's started moving enough for me to use the bike tomorrow, but I need replacement bearings. The steerer is 1 1/8" but what else do I need to know in my hunt for replacement races?
Yeh that bikes trashed now, you'd better send it to me
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Just buy and have fitted a decent cheapish cartridge headset, fsa orbit ii etc. Last ages and much easier to live with0
