A local cyclist delivered his box of parts, wheels and new frame this week. Another Campy build, third one this month and for as long as I've known this guy, that's the only group I've seen him ride. Consistency. I start to work quickly and pull the fork off the bike in order to cut the steer tube. While the fork was sitting on the bench and realizing I do not have a crown race setting tool for a tapered steer tube, I'm taken back by the 'lawyer tabs' on this fork. They.are.huge! The old Christmas cartoon of baby New Year and his huge ears, came to mind as I marveled at their twice the normal size. Not having a parts supplier at my disposal, I'm momentarily stunned on how I'm going to install the 1.5" bearing race. The 1 1/8" Park Tool version obviously won't slide down far enough and tapping on the race with a screwdriver is not my style. With a quick trip to the local big box hardware store, I nabbed a $4.00 section of 1 1/
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