steering issue with peugeot conversion

abcdggs · 09-04-2010 11:04PM #1

I'm helping a friend convert what we think is a peugeot uo 8.
Apart from the disaster that is the awkward seatpost diameter (solved with the help of the UCD mechanical engineering dept) we have now run into a handling issue. Unfortunately i don't have enough experience to diagnose the problem or fix it. It feels quite twitchy, any ideas on how to remedy this? would a longer stem be enough? or might it need to be a whole new fork? or is it something completely different?
Many thanks

kumate_champ07 · 10-04-2010 12:56AM

headset bearings perhaps need attention

abcdggs · 10-04-2010 01:03AM

I hadn't thought so after a quick inspection. maybe i should clean and re-grease them though to be on the safe side

DualFrontDiscs · 10-04-2010 01:19AM

Bent fork? Not original fork?

Older frames may have 'non-standard' geometries that may not suit a swapped fork.

DFD*

*DentedForkDiagnostics

abcdggs · 12-04-2010 10:15PM

Thanks for all the help above, came across the problem this evening. Turns out my initial once over of the bike hadn't been nearly as thorough as i had thought. Turns out the bottom bearings aren't dirty, or damaged, just a small case of non-existence. Needless to say we had a great ole laugh at our stupidity...

12-04-2010 11:00PM

Haha, didn't even think it was possible to ride a bike with no lower headset bearings. When you say they were missing was it just the ball bearings themselves or the entire cup/bearing assembly?

abcdggs · 12-04-2010 11:04PM

The cup is there, which is what put me off in the first place... just missing the bearings. It's possible but very odd

steering issue with peugeot conversion

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