e-Richie,
Not owning any of the special tools, I really wasn't sure whether that was true and that is why I didn't raise a big stink. The MAJOR bummer in my case was that I had just bought the frameset, but not the headset. Seller (on C-R) had requested that I send the race back since she needed it. So I got the pleasure of sending her an e-mail saying it was functional but hideous and she probably didn't want it back :^( Oh well, life goes on...
Doug
P.S. The mechanic was only slightly apologetic and didn't really accept any responsibility for messing up the race (from my perspective).
On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 14:40:42 GMT, richardsachs@juno.com
<richardsachs@juno.com> wrote:
>
> snipped:
> -- Doug Van Cleve <dvancleve@gmail.com> wrote:
> "I took to to a "good" local shop and they mutilated the crown
> race in the process of removing it..."
>
> unfortunately, even those are fine state-of-the-art
> tools, they are still primitive, as is that operation.
> i sympathasize with you and the mechanic.
> e-RICHIE
> chester, ct