• Could it be because it's an old headset, the rubber's gone hard and I need a new one, costing as little as £50 from CK?

    /\ /\ that was kind of the reason...
    O ring in boiling water to soften the rubber and washing up liquid made it all work.

    Meh

  • New o rings are £2 at Winstanleys. Glad you've got it sorted, and using washing up liquid means you'll have a lovely clean steerer tube.

  • New o rings are £2 at Winstanleys.

    Thanks for the tip. I don't think I damaged it, but at that price I'll buy a couple just in case!

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