You are reading a single comment by @number6 and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
@number6
is this for of these frames or similar ?
http://www.lfgss.com/thread55915.html
if so the good news is you might be able to get a normal headset on it.
the thread i got on mine was wider than a uk thread but not by much. (26mm minus 25.4 mm = 0. 6mm difference).
i got an english 1" steerer die (your LBS will have one) they probably call it a thread cutter . you can just go over the existing thread with that and you'll have cut your self the standard thread onto the steerer.
bb was english so no probs.
the head tube had a slightly higher inner diameter than standard (meaning a loose fit of the headset in the frame)- this can just be taken up with coke can shim