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Title: Whats missing? Help please!
Post by: bmxgirl on May 09, 2013, 06:33 PM
Basically what goes on next? apart from the obvious handlebars lol
The forks are tightly in place and wont fall out but i don't know what other bits are missing!

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d100/bvmwx/headset_zps769b23e0.jpg)
Title: Re: Whats missing? Help please!
Post by: wildon on May 09, 2013, 06:44 PM
supposed to be just the top nut but you have loads too much thread left over there .. you gonna need to cut some off or whack a load of washers on before the top nut
Title: Re: Whats missing? Help please!
Post by: leehunt1 on May 09, 2013, 06:56 PM
Take your pick, Hot or Cold  ;D

(http://i1306.photobucket.com/albums/s561/leehunt1/Milan103_zps9d5b457b.png) (http://s1306.photobucket.com/user/leehunt1/media/Milan103_zps9d5b457b.png.html)
Title: Re: Whats missing? Help please!
Post by: bmxgirl on May 09, 2013, 07:37 PM
lol @ above!
Wildon - yes thats what i thought. I guess maybe it was meant to have a gyro which would fill the gap. Ile have to just put spacers on.
Title: Re: Whats missing? Help please!
Post by: wildon on May 09, 2013, 07:40 PM
gyro still wouldnt fill the gap .. they move up and down over the headset
Title: Re: Whats missing? Help please!
Post by: stuntmaster on May 09, 2013, 07:50 PM
yep shouldn`t have that much thread left , you could use spaces but odd that it has so much thread left
Title: Re: Whats missing? Help please!
Post by: wildon on May 09, 2013, 07:53 PM
prob a stupid question but the cup, crown race and bearings are on the bottom of the headtube right?
Title: Re: Whats missing? Help please!
Post by: bmxgirl on May 09, 2013, 08:13 PM
Not a stupid question at all. As far as i know those bits are on the bottom. Whats a crown race tho ?  :-[
Title: Re: Whats missing? Help please!
Post by: Taipan on May 09, 2013, 10:18 PM
Mind the gap!  :D
Title: Re: Whats missing? Help please!
Post by: ED209 on May 09, 2013, 10:25 PM
different headsets look different! but essentially you need all these bits

(http://sheldonbrown.com/images/382px-Bicycle_headset_exploded_view-en.jpg)
Title: Re: Whats missing? Help please!
Post by: Bob_Acid on May 09, 2013, 10:57 PM
It looks like your fork steerer is too big for your head tube.

Are A-head head tubes smaller than inch ones? I only ask as the Giro lug points to it being a new skool frame which don't usually have threaded forks.
Title: Re: Whats missing? Help please!
Post by: not johndub71 on May 10, 2013, 10:37 AM
Stick a few ahead spacers in then fit top bolt.
Title: Re: Whats missing? Help please!
Post by: ED209 on May 10, 2013, 11:00 AM
more pics and info on the bike needed  :)
Title: Re: Whats missing? Help please!
Post by: pickle on May 10, 2013, 11:29 AM
It looks like your fork steerer is too big for your head tube.

Are A-head head tubes smaller than inch ones? I only ask as the Giro lug points to it being a new skool frame which don't usually have threaded forks.

I think you may have it there Bob, 1 1/8th headtube/headset with threaded forks  ???
Title: Re: Whats missing? Help please!
Post by: GavinDavis on May 10, 2013, 11:44 AM
It has to be a 1 1/8th headset as it looks to be using a compression ring to take up the slack of the steerer inside the head tube  :daumenhoch:

What bike is it?
Title: Re: Whats missing? Help please!
Post by: Munnyella on May 10, 2013, 02:11 PM
1&1/8 threaded?  I've got some mongoose ones, mine has the stem next, then a fook off big top nut to compress it all down, horrible, but works.

May not be enough thread if thats the case....


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Title: Re: Whats missing? Help please!
Post by: bmxgirl on June 03, 2013, 05:06 PM
The bike is a Reef Boss (yes i know pos)! But i enjoy i building parts bin specials, although if i can't fit the forks ile give up!
Heres what i have...
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d100/bvmwx/bikecomponents001_zps9c53b028.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d100/bvmwx/bikecomponents002_zpsbb2cf85a.jpg)
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