Odd steering feeling

looks like it the best way to test is to run a ball point pen along the surface, if you feel the pitting with that then you will feel the pitting when rebuilt.

Good thinking! I think it's toast. I'll hang on to it though (put it in the plastic bag along with the Baylis Wiley I pulled out of the frame...). Thanks!

and it's not as if new similar headset are that expensive http://velosolo.co.uk/shopmisc.html

I actually picked up the Tange from BLB tonight, came to your same conclusion that at under £20 there's no point trying to salvage that old one.