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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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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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This is my first attempt to build my own bike, so I'm hoping for comments from the experts.
I live in hilly north London, so I need gears I'm afraid - but five will do fine for me.
Unfortunately I have spunk'd all my money on paying Mercian for the renovation - see before and after pics below.
So, now I want to get it on the road as quickly as possible with cheap but reasonable quality parts.
Instead of 27 inch wheels I've bought some 700c weinmanns which means I'll need deep drop brakes (fingers crossed). The rear axle is 130mm, which means I'll probably have to lever apart the stays.
So far, I have also bought a bottom bracket and a no-brand quill stem and an old 1970s Shimano 600 rear mech, which I intend to use with a five-speed cassette.
I can't take much from my current bike as it is too modern. However, I'll be transferring the Brooks saddle over.
Anyway, here are the photos...
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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.