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OK, I've put the headset together and stuck the fork to the frame. But here's another problem....
As you can see from the photos, the steerer is too short! There isn't enough space for the locknut to screw on. Is it possible that I have to sand the paint off the bottom of the steerer so that it slips up a bit more? If you look at the picture, you can see the exposed bit at the bottom of the steerer corresponds to about the amount of tube that I need to screw the locknut on.
Any suggestions welcomed!
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Thanks. BrickMan. The wheel is running fine, so I'll just tighten the QR bolts and hope for the best.
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wow. that bike is beautiful. I want those brake levers for mine.
edit are those BMX brakes? Did they fit your drop handlebars with no problems?
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Good news on the fork - no irreversible filing required and the front wheel now runs straight and true. But it doesn't tuck all the way into the top of the fork (see image) is this safe? or will it take just one bump in the road to make the wheel crooked and send me flying?
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I've come across my first hitch. The front wheel doesn't seem to fit properly. The forks are the right width, but the axle seems to be too wide to go into the left drop out. The right drop out fits fine.
We're talking pretty small margins here. Does anyone think it would be a bad idea to file down the left drop out slightly so the axle fits?
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The paint job cost £120. But that's the cheapest possible - enamel racing green with no stripes or fancy bits. You could spend a lot more on those. I had to get them to add some braze-ons and fix a few things like the seat post as well, which pushed up the cost.
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Well shouldn't be long before I can find out - although I'm finding it a pain getting hold of a reasonable quality 5 speed freewheel
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Wheels are a complete blind spot for me. Will it help that I'm only going to stick a five-speed cassette on the rear?
Clownfish, Yes I'm not too happy with the way Mercian prepared the frame. It all looks great, but when I had trouble putting the BB in, I took it to my LBS where the mechanic looked it up and down and said they hadn't prepared the threads properly or removed paint on the steerer. I'm having to do work they should have done for me.
Anyway, thanks for the advice. I'm too scared I'll break something if I bang the crown race into place, so I'll scrub off the excess paint on the steerer and see how it goes.