On 2008-04-03, jim beam wrote:
Williams wrote:
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It seems that my front wheel steering has a "dead spot" such that the front
wheel wants to point straight ahead (like there is a detent). Is a headset
adjustment called for?

This is a Chris King threaded headset on a road bike.

thanks,
Craig



probably the product of over-zealous fitting by the installer and
subsequent brinelling damage. c.k. headsets require a custom attachment
for the bearing press, and not everyone bothers to use one.

Do you mean they got brinelled as they were hammered into the frame?

That's one I've not heard. I thought in the usual "true brinelling"
version of events, the brinelling happens when you ride over a nasty
bump with the front wheel?