put the headset bolt on the thread, cut the steerer, file the edges, then un-thread the bolt to re-align the thread.
that is what i would do.
@Dylan started
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put the headset bolt on the thread,
cut the steerer,
file the edges,
then un-thread the bolt to re-align the thread.
that is what i would do.