My Dawes of (im)Perfection.

...I'll have to think of a new name for the bike now....hmmmm....

"ScobsWell"?

the Scobleizer
El Scoblerino
Scobley Doo

#uvebinscobled

Seriously though, nice one, @edscoble !

the Scobleizer

Sounds like some sort of bong.

El Scoblerino

This, this is a good name.

Um... "Ed"?

El Scoblerino

Yeah but no but yeah but, it sounds like a footballer or a footballer manager-type name....and I'm allergic to football. Makes me all figidty n stuff!

Ed

Bonkers name, think about it... a friend calls for you, you weren't in, they catch up with you later and enquire as to where you were...I have to reply "I was out on me 'Ed".... or "I was over there on me 'Ed"....or "I did a wheelie on me 'Ed"...

No, come to think of it thats a sort of good name, howsabout 'Edscoblerino'?

'Ed' for short.

You guys are way overthinking this.

Edswell Model G?

You guys are way overthinking this.

..but...but... we haven't even got to font stylings and transfer sizing yet for the gold-on-black down tube stickers!

I met my kind benefactor on Friday morning and collected the lovely replacement frame, 1st time I've ever met anyone from the forum actually. Brought "ScobsWell" back to his new home on the train...

... and after introducing him to his new surrounds started work on cleaning out threads and removing a pesky snapped bolt that was obscuring the brake bridge , I did it Ed, success, whahey! Had to centre-punch then drill out the stud left from the bolt, looks like it had sheared off many moons ago...

Aldous will slowly start donating vital organs to ScobsWell over the next week.

Thanks again for very kind donation Ed, its much appreciated.

This is the forum at its best. Looking forward to seeing this come together FOMOAF. May you have many a happy ride on it. Nice one Ed.

Good one @edscoble! Such a kind gesture. @FatOldManOnAFixie hope you enjoy your new ride!

You got the mudguard bolt under the brake bridge off then? awesome work!

The frame most definitely gonna be the most suitable bike for your kind of riding, even the upward pointed track end is actually made like that to make removing wheel with mudguard easier.

Yeah, ta Ed. It was bit trixxy but I've done it. What I thought was the powder-coated head of the nut wasn't! After probing about I found it was a threaded boss. I've managed to re-cut the thread too...

...and fitted a bolt with a greased thread to enable it to come out cleanly if/when I fit mudguards...

Going to work on the graunchy headset right now, I've got the whole caboodle out for cleaning and re-greasing and they've buffed up nice but I reckon the top bearing race is too pitted for reuse really as when I go to adjust the bearings the 'graunch' comes back, meh. It a Condor-branded Headset, I've measured the bearings and top and crown both are the same size, 38mm OD x 27.15mm ID x 6.5mm wide and reckon that this....

is the same as....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ACB6805CC-Enduro-Headset-Bicycle-Angular-Contact-Ball-Bearing-27-15x38x6-5mm-/282040031761?hash=item41aae55a11:g:3QEAAOSwopRYb3sL

I'm guessing that because it's not that a common Headset (1 1/8" with a threaded 1"fork yeah?) I might struggle to find that locally (Dartford).

I haven't even taken apart the headset, didn't realised it's a cartridge system! in that case look like you can save the headset after all by just replacing the cartridge itself.

Yeah, I hope so Ed.

When you say 'cartridge', are you referring to the 2 x sealed bearings?

The rest of the headset is in good condition and cleaned up nice, so I think I'll take a punt on the 2 eBay bearings and see if I can resurrect super-smooth non-graunchy steering.

As in the picture you have posted? they are cartridge bearing.

TBF it is a sealed bearing, however when people refer to headset as sealed bearing, it could mean either cup and cones with some rubber to protect it from the elements or cartridge bearing.

You can pry the seals off with a Stanley blade or similar: flush, lube, replace seals.

It may be that the actual bearings are trashed, but it should tide you over when you find you've ordered the wrong bearings...

:)

What @Scilly.Suffolk says, use a razor or stanley blade to gently lift off the blue seal on the bearings, clean out gunk and old grease, regrease. Usually works ok, especially with headsets as any residual grittyness will most likely not be felt when riding.

Ta for the advice Gents as always, OK, I did just that (removed seals, washed in White Spirit to remove the old grease and muck etc etc) but dot dot dot.... I think problem maybe is that there's some corrosion on the stainless steel balls...

...and the inner race is quite pitted too (IMO)...

I'll handover to the learned Gents and Jury for their verdict! Guilty of sins against smooth steering or what :)

Ok, you're right - it looks f*cked. Hope the new bearings fit!

So do I! I've dropped Condor a line just in case they can still supply them before I plunge. I didn't realise there were different chamfer angles available, erks.

Project Scobswell goes on pause for a short while... bear(ing) with me... ha! SWIDT?

This is what I use;

http://simplybearings.co.uk/

I probably should have taken it apart at work and give you the correct code for a new bearing.

What you can do is pop to a LBS and ask them if they could find out what angles it is, they should at least have a tools to measure this (I do, standard issues).

A search on SB's brings up -> http://simplybearings.co.uk/shop/p20000588/ENDURO-ACB6805CC-Headset-Bearing-27.15x38x6.5mm/product_info.html
I think thats it.

I'm in Oxford for a couple of days this week, many LBS's, I'll ask around and see if any stock this bearing.

Failing that, I think I've come up with a way of temporarily resurrecting the rusty balls and pitted race, its uber-level-genius. If it works... I'll pick up my Nobel Prize next week, if it doesn't, I'll just keep quiet and pretend there's nothing to see :)

resurrecting the rusty balls

Hmmm.

there's nothing to see

Hmmm.