Oops

Alright. After spending almost $200 on that beautiful paint job, I learned that we made a mistake. If you take a close look at the fork, you can see that the race for the ball bearings in the headset is still attached and slightly painted over. This is a problem because even if we found a headset that would fit, the ball bearings that allow the steerer tube to steer would literally be ripped apart by the unevenness of the race. Unfortunately, with the age of the frame, the steerer tube is only 1 inch, while most today are 1 1/8 inch. In addition, the steerer tube is threaded. Essentially, make sure you have the race removed before paint; good luck finding a 1 inch steerer tube and a headset for it.