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@blighty
I'm building a 531 frame.
I was told yesterday by a bike mechanic that even if I managed to get the right sized headset for it I would need a special machine to assemble it with enough pressure to properly seal it.
I don't have any reason to doubt this but I was surprised that I hadn't heard about this before on here - I've only built one bike before and that came with headset installed.
TBH I'm tempted to get him to do it anyway, as even if I could do it myself it would probably take longer to source the right headset and get it done, whereas if he does it will be a professional job first time, then I can finish the bike off and I could be riding on Monday, saving myself another week's tube fare. He didn't quote much for the work.