Subject: Re: [CR]Re: Raleigh headbadge
Stephen sez:
> That may be true of Raleighs from the late '70s onward, but before that
they
> used brass rivets that were hollow. Those are real buggers to deal with on
> repaints. Glue is good. You've got to be careful of rivets or other
> fasteners protruding into the headtube as there is not much clearance
before
> you hit the steerer.
I use drive rivets with little ribs on the sides from MSC Industrial Supply. They come in a variety of sizes. After I reattach a headbadge with them, I use a die grinder with a sanding drum to sand the rivets almost flush with the inside of the head tube so they can't touch the steerer.
Hugh Enox