It's Not Every Day......You Take a Hacksaw to Your Frame

[mjb266]

That is one hell of a jig. Folks shouldn’t be afraid of this operation, like old spud said. You can pull the upper headset cup, use a set of calipers to scribe a line on the head tube referenced off the existing face, and go slowly with a saw. The facing tool squares it all up nicely. Just make sure you’re not too close to the upper weld.

Originally Posted by charliedid

We finally got around to lopping off that 2cm I didn't really need.

[charliedid]

Originally Posted by oldpotatoe

Good for you. Yup, more than a few Gunnars come with long head tubes but it's just a steel tube, consistent thickness, pretty burley to boot. Thanks for documenting the exercise.

The guy doing the work, what kind of degree does he have?

(An inside joke, how many bike shop people have college degrees..)

Social Sciences and Architecture.

Just what you need to own a bike shop ;-)

[charliedid]

Originally Posted by merckx

I performed this on a couple of Pegs that I once had. A head tube facing tool spiffed it right up.

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[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by charliedid

Social Sciences and Architecture.

Just what you need to own a bike shop ;-)

For sure, with emphasis on children and stress...maybe a minor in finance.

So you have
-cash flow
-personnel management
-inventory control
-cash flow

sown up!!