Some purists may think this Blasphemous, but if the headtube lugs are substantial enough, can't they be cut down a bit with a good Campy cutter?
Scott in SP, MN
>
> Will the stack
> height reduce if I put in loose balls ?
>
> No (If it does, something's gone VERY wrong).
>
> >What choices do I have - I really want to install
> the campy headset
>
> If it the fork is too short and you really want to
> use this headset, the only real choice is to find a
> fork with a longer column. This is probably not
> realistic. There are two other choices, but again
> neither is too appealing
>
> 1) find an NR or SR track headset. They are a
> little shorter. Not really "correct" for road and
> it's never cheap to buy another vintage
> Campy headset.
>
> 2) If the Campy comes really close to fitting, you
> could mill down the head tbe just a touch. Really
> not recommended though, since you are addressing one
> bit of over-cutting (to the fork) with another (to
> the head tube.
>
> My sympathy. I bought a new frame last fall and the
> fork it came with was just a bit too short. I was
> depressed for days. Ultimately a friend provided an
> even nicer fork from the same manufacturer and all
> he asked in return was some parts that I didn't
> really need anyway.
>
> BTW, if you need a chromed Daccordi fork with a
> column that is just a touch short for a 59 cm (ctc)
> frame, I have one
>
> Tom Dalton
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