Installing a 44mm headset

[cribbit]

For 99% of my repair needs I go to my local co op. However, the one here (Brooklyn) doesn't have the tools for an oversized headtube.

I tried hitting up some local bike shops but they're all either sales only or want $30+ to do an install.

Is there a good way to use the tools for a normal headtube to install this thing? NYC bike shops that will do it for a few beers? I just need to get the cups in & crown race on.

[muz]

Originally Posted by cribbit

I tried hitting up some local bike shops but they're all either sales only or want $30+ to do an install.

Is there a good way to use the tools for a normal headtube to install this thing? NYC bike shops that will do it for a few beers? I just need to get the cups in & crown race on.

$30 sounds reasonable for a professional install. If something goes wrong and they damage your fork, would you expect a few beers as compensation?

[FlashUNC]

Pay the money. They've got the tools and will do it properly.

[NYCfixie]

Pay the damn money. In NYC, $30 is a steal for a headset install.

I used them for years when they were still in lower Manhattan:
http://bikeworksnyc-www.bikecult.com/works/

Other good options:
https://redbeardbikes.com/
http://www.magliarosanyc.com/

[bitpuddle]

Originally Posted by cribbit

Is there a good way to use the tools for a normal headtube to install this thing? NYC bike shops that will do it for a few beers? I just need to get the cups in & crown race on.

Funny coincidence: just last month I payed my mortgage with beers.

[NYCfixie]

Originally Posted by bitpuddle

Funny coincidence: just last month I payed my mortgage with beers.

You can do that? I can't believe I have been doing it wrong all these years!

And the OP must drink really cheap beer because a couple of good beers in a NYC bodega is about $30.

[93KgBike]

Originally Posted by bitpuddle

Funny coincidence: just last month I payed my mortgage with beers.

I'd like to hear the whole story.

[cribbit]

Originally Posted by muz

$30 sounds reasonable for a professional install. If something goes wrong and they damage your fork, would you expect a few beers as compensation?

If a shop messes up my fork will they actually pay for the fork? Most places I've heard of will just not charge for the service they were doing and tell you to **** off on the part they broke.

Installing a headset takes all of 10 minutes tops. A good headset costs $30!

I would sooner buy the toolset and donate it to the co op than pay idiotic prices like that.

[tuscanyswe]

Originally Posted by cribbit

If a shop messes up my fork will they actually pay for the fork? Most places I've heard of will just not charge for the service they were doing and tell you to **** off on the part they broke.

Installing a headset takes all of 10 minutes tops. A good headset costs $30!

I would sooner buy the toolset and donate it to the co op than pay idiotic prices like that.

Ever get a coffee somewhere?

[FlashUNC]

Originally Posted by cribbit

If a shop messes up my fork will they actually pay for the fork? Most places I've heard of will just not charge for the service they were doing and tell you to **** off on the part they broke.

Installing a headset takes all of 10 minutes tops. A good headset costs $30!

I would sooner buy the toolset and donate it to the co op than pay idiotic prices like that.

Time to name and shame shops that break forks during service and then tell you that you're SOL.

For realz, pay for the service at a shop that'll treat you right.

[NYCfixie]

Originally Posted by cribbit

...I would sooner buy the toolset and donate it to the co op than pay idiotic prices like that.

Sounds like you already made your decision but I am not sure how that will cost less than $30.

[zzy]

Sounds like OP has been going to some REALLY crappy shops. Any shop worth a damn in the city stands behind its work, doesn't muck up the job, and doesn't take payment in alcohol. Trying to get cheap labor yields bad results.

[joosttx]

you definitely could modify a headset press with washers etc to make it work. But then you risk improper install. I would either shell out the $30 or buy a press for the coop.

[charliedid]

Originally Posted by cribbit

If a shop messes up my fork will they actually pay for the fork? Most places I've heard of will just not charge for the service they were doing and tell you to **** off on the part they broke.

Installing a headset takes all of 10 minutes tops. A good headset costs $30!

I would sooner buy the toolset and donate it to the co op than pay idiotic prices like that.

Seems you have it all figured out.

[John H.]

You're talking crazy stuff.
Most shops will pay for anything they damage-
$30 is a deal-
Headset press is fairly expensive and rarely used.
Slide hammer for O/S crown race is also fairly expensive (for King Races).
King adaptor tools for 11/4 and 11/2 are also expensive.

Originally Posted by cribbit

If a shop messes up my fork will they actually pay for the fork? Most places I've heard of will just not charge for the service they were doing and tell you to **** off on the part they broke.

Installing a headset takes all of 10 minutes tops. A good headset costs $30!

I would sooner buy the toolset and donate it to the co op than pay idiotic prices like that.