Re: [CR]RE>Headset for Peugeot Super Competition/stem problem

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Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 14:01:11 -0800 (PST)
From: "Fred Rafael Rednor" <fred_rednor@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]RE>Headset for Peugeot Super Competition/stem problem
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <IDEGKODFELCBMJFIFFGCEECFCGAA.dave@hokiespokes.com>


> I think you can (1) ream the steerer tube > .2 mm to 22.2 <or> as Pete G. says (2) take > emery paper to the stem & evenly remove > .2mm <or> (3) buy either a skinnier (French) > stem, or an English-sized 22.2-steerer fork

Before deciding on reaming, take a _good_ look at the fork. If this one has a "flat" section filed in the threads (to keep the lock ring from rotating) you might find that the tube wall at that point is already paper thin. Regards, Fred Rednor - Arlington, Virginia

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