I've posted about headsets before but I'm starting to get into doing my own
maintainence and somewhat lacking in confidence so thought I'd double check.
Learning from books/DVDs is okay but however good they are, it can't be the
same as having someone who knows what they're doing actually tell you that
you've done it right!
I've tended to be a tad nervous about headset adjustment (standard 1 1/8th
threadless type) as I picked up the notion somewhere that a loose headset
might cause headtube ovalisation and I'm a bit worried that I might not get
things 100% right. A bit of question asking and research suggests that this
probably isn't the case (although a loose headset might make ovalisation
easier in instances of hard frontal impact) so I'm a bit more comfortable
about having a go. I just wanted to check that I needn't worry about headset
ovalisation (and I can't imagine that I could get things too badly wrong)
and whether it really is as simple as removing all detectable play and
tightening up the stem.
Sorry if this is basic stuff but it's good to be sure.