Took the Principia to the bicycle shop today. I had wanted to swap out the Maxxis Detonator 1" tyres for the Panaracer Tserv 1.75" only to discover a puncture from the inner tube contacting the rim hole. Turns out the rim tape had degenerated. So off to the bike shop.
It also turns out the the FSA headset had rusted badly enough to seize. That explained the strange tendency for the handlebar to snap back to centre, almost like a center detent. This made it difficult to track a narrow path between cars and the sidewalk since it was impossible to steer fractions of a degree off centre without getting snapped back to dead ahead. So it's now a gun metal gray Prestine headset -- x-brand but steering is smooth as butter now.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
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