-->





Ridazz Roulette!




Recent gallery...

Something Else The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time #84 - All City Toy Ride V Fry-Day NIGHT #33 - Swarm the Pier Hot Box Parties Bela Speed Star Bela Speed Star Bela Speed Star Taco Tuesdays data center Handicapped Canines #27 - Safety Ride The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time The Passage of a Few People Through a Rather Brief Moment in Time Fixie Goons Fixie Goons Fixie Goons Fixie Goons CRANK MOB . X . The Memorial CRANK MOB . X . The Memorial CRANK MOB . X . The Memorial CRANK MOB . X . The Memorial


The Days of Our Ridazz.


NOTE: All timestamps are in the future because WE are in the future. The care takers of Midnight Ridazz.com reserves the right to remove, edit, move or delete anything for any reason. None of the opinions expressed on these boards represent the Midnight Ridazz nor can anyone purport to speak on behalf of Midnight Ridazz.



Topic Box:
 
   2501 - 2750 of 19045 Topics

thee f ride   2
Take cyclists safety...   1
RETURN OF F.U.N.   2
Los Angeles Bike Dan...   6
PEANUT BUTTER JELLY ...   3
wheel truing   21
Neuvation Deal of Th...   2
cribbage club   21
i dont understand th...   1
LET'S GET A PILLOW F...   4
Bike Trailer for fre...   1
Chris Hansen Confron...   6
Help design the new ...   12
LACM ALL NIGHT?   16
ALTER LACM   7
MR - June   16
I'm bringing sexy ba...   36
RIDAZZ VIDEO I MADE   5
SLAY FUCKING BELLS   2
SEX ALL NIGHT?   2
SMOKE WEED ALL NIGHT   1
glow ride   13
LAPD Experiments Wit...   36
Glow Ride #8   0
Nela Bike Polo!!!   2
Eagle Rock bike polo...   11
Ride and Post people...   21
I need this bike!   2
The Adventures of Bi...   9
It's cumming.   44
The most secure Bike...   3
ROTW godmode   22
Last stage TOC viewi...   1
Vote for Mikey Wally   9
DAMN HE IS GOOD!!!   2
Fatal Hit & Run Cano...   6
Q: Road Bike   25
good rehab   14
BIKE WEEK 16-20   9
That Wednesday Ride ...   1
stolen bike found   5
before Cuddle Puddle...   2
Silverlake Jubilee T...   1
Michele across the U...   5
Real Street Food Rid...   14
24 Hour IIHOP in Enc...   17
Orbea team news.   1
YOUR HIGHEST RIDE?   6
Midnight owls   5
MR SHUTTING DOWN   1
I thought we killed ...   1
NO Cyclist Killed   1
Bike Week Pasadena w...   1
Feel My Legs, I'm A ...   6
RIDE OF SILENCE   1
ATTN: ULYE   15
Cold Springs Trail, ...   6
Scruffy Old Tie-Dye ...   4
good night natalie   3
Midnight Ridazz Ride...   39
I'M BORED...   13
Pasadena marathon bi...   10
Ktown Wasted   4
Broken Ktown Link   0
Ghost Bike Feature S...   32
Who are you asking t...   16
ANOTHER CYCLIST KILL...   0
torker scum   1
Audio podcast?   0
sprial_demon triple ...   5
Ghost Bike in Compto...   14
Climate Rap   2
R.I.P. Chasterus   1
att: eddieboyinla   12
Route To LA   7
Westside Rentals?   1
SKIDMARCUS TITS N AS...   13
MR MAYbe so MAYbe no   41
LACM: You've changed...   36
RIP Gustavo   57
Amgen Tour '11   1
MyCarIsaBike VIDEO   12
LOS LAKERS...   3
WEDNESDAY NIGHT JOUR...   2
STOLEN MIXIE   1
VET's   8
CABO opposed 3 foot ...   17
FMLY RIDE TONIGHT   8
SOLAS tape   9
HUME: I rule you.   68
Hume turns 300   0
FMLY RIDE   1
Owl ride   1
Deep V wheelset for ...   1
POTHOLES!   17
GHOST BIKE NEEDED   5
Unicycles.   23
LA Company Steals Mp...   17
FAVOR!!!   9
The Bogeyman is dead   17
Prince: The Ride   7
video from last fmly...   2
Help COECOE w HW PLE...   4
Casting Hipsters   5
Pix without a Ride??...   11
Nadia_is_Russian   11
Brazilian Critical M...   49
Good Samaritan Hospi...   0
Incradible Bicycle B...   1
Taco Tuesday   2
Swapmeet at Bikerowa...   0
Rosarito - Ensenada ...   2
DTF   37
Misfixed Mass   23
Rat Pack !!!   0
BIG BLUE!   1
Cycle World is Tight   3
Melisa, We'll Miss Y...   4
Bike Talks @ LACM   1
Melissa Carr RIP   2
Cool MTB Video   1
WTF!--->LACM!   1
Wanna buy some junk?   15
WTF! The Ride! BAHBY...   5
LACM   227
Erick Estrada Ride?   6
whip skid   6
Local Cyclist Killed   30
F' ALL YALL   47
TALL BIKE LIST?   72
~*LOS ANGELOPES*~   3
Katnip, where u at?   3
WTF! SPOKECARD CONTE...   30
The Obama Deception   73
MOM RIDAZ 3 YEAR ANN...   31
Legal Advice!   10
FMLY MEET UPS   1
ANGELOPES ANNIVERSAR...   27
-> FIXATION   6
MR HIPSTER OF THE YE...   33
Ghost bike tie up TO...   3
NOCTURNAL PSYCHOLIST...   19
It   2
GIRO IONOS   6
Ghost Bikes @ City H...   0
CYCLIST KILLED!   14
Ass Smacked Victim   54
US DOT Bike Policy   6
Frank Sinatra/'s gho...   0
Well, it wasn't me!   0
iPad raffle - fund m...   7
the Bunny is Dead!   70
Friends of the Frien...   2
Culver City Roadies   19
another bicyclist hi...   9
THE END IS NEAR   0
New to Long Beach   5
Long Beach Grand Ope...   4
UNICYCLE Ridezz... W...   28
Save bike funding $$   0
Insane Urban Downhil...   7
Skilled Needleworker   9
Stolen Bike - Torran...   0
Tour de Bollywood   2
SAD   1
I want to give you m...   8
Shirt Idea   56
Photo shoot Coolass ...   5
Midnight Ridazz on T...   1
Ride Videos   14
a little help from m...   11
KUSHTOWN IZ L337   6
new look?   14
SUPPORT BIKE LANES   2
BIKES WIN   4
CICLAVIA CICLAVIA CI...   98
I'm so very ashamed....   8
New to Ridazz... Que...   42
QUESTION??? ann MOM ...   10
orange county rider   1
MR Crew name ideas   39
this bike is better ...   3
1 ON 1 SPRINTS / TT'...   0
I want an elegant bi...   26
NEED a TANDEM for a ...   5
Playlist for Sound B...   18
hmmm...   0
WTF! The Ride! Tonig...   5
bitchin spin   18
SYPHILLIS   84
NYPD still shittier ...   5
I'm addicted to the ...   7
Chain breaker?   2
Cliff Fall Scare!   12
Friday Night Ridez   2
The Versatile 29er!   1
Tips all ridazz shou...   13
Unpainted frames   5
bike box, free   11
STOLEN BIKE, HELP! T...   0
DO YOU KNOW EMILY SU...   14
Cranksters Cash Smas...   7
King of the bikes   4
FREE WEED!!!!   13
SF Ridazz...   1
CASTING for Female b...   6
Petition to take cyc...   174
Another vehicle/bike...   3
Swerve and Neglect   2
NEW MR BANNER   22
Bike Nerd Challenge   18
Sharecutters!   3
Have you ever had a ...   7
Encino Velodrome   4
I'm Back!!!   7
CicLAvia needs volun...   9
Trespassing Charges ...   35
APRIL 2011 M.R. RIDE...   101
Stolen Bike   4
parts needed   5
kinda triping out   5
New to the Internet   19
deleting threads?   22
C.R.A.N.K. MOB **WET...   9
west side rides   4
RAD at the Hammer- A...   1
2007 FELT F55 FRAME ...   2
2007 FELT F-55 FRAM...   0
end of the world   20
Visitor from Portlan...   1
DRY VAGINA   4
I Drink Your Milksha...   1
FMLY RIDE VIDEOS   0
Bicycle Wheel Cyclot...   1
Felt TK2 (2007) for ...   2
Crank Mob Park   2
"nice bike"   24
When is a bike reall...   8
want to buy cycling ...   3
Wolfpack Hustle The ...   70
PEDALS FOR SALE!   0
sale- Womens road sh...   0
BIKE FOR SALE   10
Best Taco Trucks in ...   16
Hawthorne CA - Stole...   0
Sturmey-Archer   5
quick bike buying he...   21
Did you bike get sto...   0
My Saturday Plan (Ve...   0
Single Track Mind   0



Thread Box:
Head Set Help?
Thread started by jabier at 03.5.09 - 3:13 pm

i bought a new head set today for an old road bike but not sure how to install it i have a good idea on what i need to do but i dont want to break anything

so if you have any links or videos or advice please let me know

reply


take it to a bike shop and pay the $10 or so bucks it costs for them to install it.



ruinedbyidiots
03.5.09 - 3:16 pm

reply


there's a DIY method using a long bolt and some wide washers, but I'll second rbi's advice. they've got the right tool for the job. shouldn't cost more than 12 USD.



mmaceda
03.5.09 - 3:20 pm

reply


You can DIY!

You gotta learn somehow. Sersiously people, I'm sure he knows he could spend money to have this done, but that's not what the dude is asking.

But first, a couple questions:


What type of headset/frame? A normal threaded/threadless one with press fit cups, or an internal or integrated thing?

Assuming press fit cups:
do you already have a headset in your frame? If not, has your headtube been faced for a headset? New frames usually need to have the head tube reamed and faced to provide an even surface w/appropriate diameter for the cups. Installing a headset without a good surface can cause your headtube to crack.


Assuming you have an appropriately faced headtube, and you have the old headset out, here is what you need to do:

1. Clean headtube of dirt. Clean headset cups.

2. grease both surfaces.

3. Press headset cups in! If you use a homemade headset press* do this one cup at a time, and be sure the cup is seated evenly in the tube before you start to press, and as you press. If at any point it is uneven, remove it and start over.

HANDY TRICK: Get some dry ice, and before you press the cups in, push them into dry ice and let the cool to its temperature. This will shrink the metal slightly and make it slide in easier.


* TO MAKE A HEADSET PRESS:

you need:

threaded rod
nuts and washers for rod
2 wooden or thick hard plastic plates with holes for the rod in the center.
Put all those things on the threaded rod, so that tightening the nuts will press plates together on either side of the head tube. (Rod goes through headtube).

NOTE: bottom plate must have cut out so that it does not bang into the downtube.

See the park tool website if you want to learn the pro way.




zombiefiesta
03.5.09 - 3:56 pm

reply


headset press + dry ice = money & time, i'd put out the cash and get this installed at your local shop



mattspeed
03.5.09 - 4:08 pm

reply


hey thanks Z.F
i wanted to get some hands on experience to get a better understanding of my bike

its a threaded headset for a steel frame/fork

im having trouble with the lower and upper head race because i dont want to break or damage my frame



jabier
03.5.09 - 4:09 pm

reply


mattspeed:

dry ice is not necessary, and you can make your own headset press for under $10, probably way under if you use scrap parts.

jabier:

If you think the cups might be very slightly too large of a diameter for the head tube, you need to measure with calipers to check.

If it turns out the headtube needs to be faced, you will need very special expensive tools if you want to DIY, or have your own machine shop.

http://www.parktool.com/repair/readhowto.asp?id=66

If the new cups are not any bigger than the old ones, I would go ahead and press it in without worry.

To be honest, I don't usually measure with calipers. I just see if I can get the cups seated evenly without actually being pressed in. If this is the case, the reaming is definitely wide enough (But you still need to make sure it goes deep enough!)



zombiefiesta
03.5.09 - 4:15 pm

reply


I found this video, it should help a little.



or






mattspeed
03.5.09 - 4:15 pm

reply


Bikerowave has the tools for installing a headset, and Bike Oven / Bike Kitchen should as well, so those are probably the best places if you want to do it yourself with the right tools.



JB
03.5.09 - 4:16 pm

reply


mattspeed:

The dumbbell thing is cool, but it would probably run into the down tube on a road frame.

The 2nd video is for integrated headsets, whatever.



zombiefiesta
03.5.09 - 4:22 pm

reply


+1 on kitchen, oven, or wave.

dry ice works wonders getting a stuck seatpost out but from my recent experience they are not selling as easily as they use too and only sell it in large quantities for about 10+.

as far as using it to get cups in...yeah it can work but the time to freeze it and one time use aspect makes a dedicated tool (DYI or otherwise) a better option.... which brings us full circle....just take it to the kitchen, we got the tools if you need to resurface the headtube and of course the press.



bicioso
03.5.09 - 4:24 pm

reply


@zombiefiesta fuuuck *shrug* i tried haha
pac man ride anyone?



mattspeed
03.5.09 - 4:29 pm

reply


ummm guys sheldon brown?
he will tell all you need to know
i did mine with a hammer and a block of wood



robert stanfield
03.5.09 - 5:43 pm

reply


hey thanks internet friends
your support and advice has helped in my journey to understanding the conventional head set

so far ive been studying the sheldon brown website on how to remove the lower and upper race
and i think im ready to give it a go ill let you know how it goes but for now i just want to give thanks again
(if i cant its the kitchen for me)

up next for is

THE BOTTOM BRACKET!



jabier
03.5.09 - 7:26 pm

reply


handle



mattspeed
03.5.09 - 7:27 pm

reply


they have all the tools at the bikerowave. they probably have all the tools at the bike oven and bike kitchen. see the links at the top right corner of this page.



tortuga_veloce
03.5.09 - 7:40 pm

reply


geeezzz why do you guys make it so complicated? Like Bo Bo said, hammer and a block of wood. Just make sure you keep things aligned as they go in. (no fluffa jokes!)

Hmmmmm I wonder what they did in the olden days? Oh yeah, that's right, hammer and a block of wood.



User1
03.5.09 - 7:51 pm

reply


yes you can use a block of wood and a hammer...worked on my bmx bikes for years!

that being said it is not the proper way as it can damage your head tube if not aligned correctly and really thats not a risk anyone should take....especially with there being three different diy shops. the growing popularity of thin wall and composite material frames (yeah i know he said old road bike but just cause its old doesnt mean it should be subjected to the olde hammer and block torture) make dynamic forces a no no

also to my knowledge there is no way to install a crown race using a hammer and a block of wood.

sorry i just feel that people should be properly informed and that the hammer and block should be used as a last resort (i would use a vise before a hammer).

or fuck it i guess im just being a wrench nerd.



bicioso
03.5.09 - 8:19 pm

reply


wooooooohhhhhhhhhh..........alan,did you just agree with something i said?
this is a great day.think ill go play the lottery.



robert stanfield
03.5.09 - 8:24 pm

reply

Reply


Who's been here recently...

antrider


Upcoming Ridezz...

[ View all Rides ]