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Right, digging up more old threads in an attempt to get a headset into my damned frame... and until I get it sorted I can't get back out and training!
After originally asking for advice here about what size headset I needed, I also emailed wiggle (who sell what looks like an identical frame under another name) and took my frame into my LBS. Anyway, all of this means I am 90% sure that I need a "Cane Creek Standard" integrated headset. However when my LBS tried to instal one, they found it a very close but unusually tight fit and said that they didn't want to risk damaging the headtube by trying to force the headset into place.
Do you think that reaming/facing and possibly "re-champhering" is the correct option here? From the look of the paint on the frame it doesn't seem to have been reamed/faced before so having read the rest of the thread I'd guess so but just want to confirm.
Is reaming a relatively straightforward process that most bike shops should be able to do? I don't want my frame destroyed in the process!