@@whynotride327 It's a junior racer. Those guys are growing all the time and likely have hand-me-down bikes. They're also much lighter than an adult rider and aren't exerting as many forces on the bike. I always cut them a lot more slack than I would a 200lb adult rider.
@@mikeshemonski7491 It didn't start life as a junior's bike did it? So, in the event of a crash, the crash forces are less? Anyone riding that size bike is a pretty good sized junior. I maintain the it is not safe and looks stupid. You are entitled to your opinion as well.
Thanks for the video. 0:11 Stevens is a German brand (usually their frames are built in Hamburg), so not sure this bike was really made in Belgium (could be, but not 100% sure).
leave the headset cap on to remove the compression plug that way it doesn't fall down the steerer tube. You can fit a smaller allen key in there and get to the plug through the cap. Also that looks like too much carbon steerer above the headset, higher chance of cracking it. Where is the grease and torque wrench???
Calvin, my bike is a 70's race bike with old school head set (cup/cone/bearings) which tool would you suggest I need to re-fit a replacement the old head set ? (the old set was a steel unit but my new replacement unit is an alloy one for weight) thanks.
To remove you will need properly sized wrenches. Typically older 1" headsets would use a 30 or 32mm both are found on the HCW-7. Then you need a RT-1 to remove. You will then need a press like the HBH-3 to instal the new headset.
If there is 3 mm gap between steerer top and 5 mm spacer above stem top, top cap tightened so there is no rattling, knocking or play at all, but I still can twist those carbon spacers (35 mm total) below stem with my hand (though not easily, and only those spacers could be twisted but not headset cap), is this normal? If I remove top cap while stem tightened, there is still the gap, bolt does not bottoming out the expander.
I need help! So I just got a mountain bike about a month ago and over that time I have washed it about 4-6 times. I wanted to re-grease the head set because I like to take care of my bike. Now I have been riding for about 2 years and I felt confident that I could take off the stem and the fork to re-grease The head set,but when I removed the top cap,loosened the pinch bolts,and took out the spacers the fork didn’t want to come out even when I pushed on it and when I turned the fork it made a weird grinding noise/feel.so me not wanting to go further I put everything back in order and it still makes the noise. Does anyone know what this is because I didn’t over tighten the bolts and didn’t remove any parts so I’m just frustrated.
If you remove everything again and use a mallet to strike the top of the steer tube it should come out. Once you have it out I'm sure you will find that the bearings have a bit of rust on them and need to be cleaned and re lubed. When dissassembling everything pay close attention to the orientation of the bearings as well as the seals and races. Hope this helps.
Few things on bikes actually need a torque wrench, even with carbon. Not to mention that most people don't have a properly calibrated one, know how to actually use it, or know how to store it properly.
calvin has saved my life (or at least my bike) on many occasions, this man is a saint
Appreciate the real world examples including when it doesn't go so perfectly I.e the compression plug falling down into the steerer.
Thank you Calvin, no more knocking here thanks to you.
Excellent. I have followed other videos exactly, no luck. This explains a common problem
That stack of spacers... oh my
Even the spacers don't fit. Looks awful.
IMO, zero reasons to have that many of them. The bike does not fit the rider.
@@whynotride327 It's a junior racer. Those guys are growing all the time and likely have hand-me-down bikes. They're also much lighter than an adult rider and aren't exerting as many forces on the bike. I always cut them a lot more slack than I would a 200lb adult rider.
@@mikeshemonski7491 It didn't start life as a junior's bike did it?
So, in the event of a crash, the crash forces are less? Anyone riding that size bike is a pretty good sized junior.
I maintain the it is not safe and looks stupid. You are entitled to your opinion as well.
Thanks for the video. 0:11 Stevens is a German brand (usually their frames are built in Hamburg), so not sure this bike was really made in Belgium (could be, but not 100% sure).
Moove to Roove... @2:08 I love when that happens 🤣
you guys rock, Park Tool
It is a German build Bike, not Belgium :) one may even see the Holsten Gate on the compression cap, Hamburgs emblem. However, great video
Correction, Stevens Bikes are Designed in Hamburg, Germany
Thanks for your video tutorials.. really helpful
i like that bike.
Should come to Michigan for the Tour de Troit
leave the headset cap on to remove the compression plug that way it doesn't fall down the steerer tube. You can fit a smaller allen key in there and get to the plug through the cap. Also that looks like too much carbon steerer above the headset, higher chance of cracking it. Where is the grease and torque wrench???
Wow ! Imagine that front end failing on the road !! 😂😂🙀
Calvin, my bike is a 70's race bike with old school head set (cup/cone/bearings) which tool would you suggest I need to re-fit a replacement the old head set ? (the old set was a steel unit but my new replacement unit is an alloy one for weight) thanks.
To remove you will need properly sized wrenches. Typically older 1" headsets would use a 30 or 32mm both are found on the HCW-7. Then you need a RT-1 to remove. You will then need a press like the HBH-3 to instal the new headset.
@@parktool Thank you, thats very helpful
If there is 3 mm gap between steerer top and 5 mm spacer above stem top, top cap tightened so there is no rattling, knocking or play at all, but I still can twist those carbon spacers (35 mm total) below stem with my hand (though not easily, and only those spacers could be twisted but not headset cap), is this normal? If I remove top cap while stem tightened, there is still the gap, bolt does not bottoming out the expander.
No it is not overstated.
I need help!
So I just got a mountain bike about a month ago and over that time I have washed it about 4-6 times. I wanted to re-grease the head set because I like to take care of my bike. Now I have been riding for about 2 years and I felt confident that I could take off the stem and the fork to re-grease The head set,but when I removed the top cap,loosened the pinch bolts,and took out the spacers the fork didn’t want to come out even when I pushed on it and when I turned the fork it made a weird grinding noise/feel.so me not wanting to go further I put everything back in order and it still makes the noise.
Does anyone know what this is because I didn’t over tighten the bolts and didn’t remove any parts so I’m just frustrated.
If you remove everything again and use a mallet to strike the top of the steer tube it should come out. Once you have it out I'm sure you will find that the bearings have a bit of rust on them and need to be cleaned and re lubed. When dissassembling everything pay close attention to the orientation of the bearings as well as the seals and races. Hope this helps.
Park Tool Thanks and will do!
Jared Aguiar I did fix it and yes that was the problem, thanks man👍
Co to są za stery?
bez gwiazdki w środku?
if left untreated, could be it catastrophic? how about on a mountain bike?
If left un-adjusted, it will get worse, and likely ruin the headset. If very loose it could begin to deform the frame head tube in extreme cases.
A lot of carbon but no torque wrench in sight?
Few things on bikes actually need a torque wrench, even with carbon. Not to mention that most people don't have a properly calibrated one, know how to actually use it, or know how to store it properly.
Where's the torque wrench :)
Sir can I convert my threaded to threadless headset on my chromoly bike??
You can use a threadless quill conversion to convert to a threadless stem.
That's a crazy headset... im Mtb guy.
Similar headset to many mtn bikes.
Parkfool
Too many spacers :(
Stevens is German by the way.
you never told us what did you do?
WHAT!? Those are too many spacers and the steerer tube is too long on the top. That violates like 12 rules of the unwritten rules of cycling...
Not only that, it is unsafe at that height!
Since its a Juniors bike I imagine its that way for room to grow. Function over fashion?
Should be German made...
well I'll be damned, I always thought the top cap needed to bottom out on the compression plug. silly me.