Wow thanks for all the offers of assistance 🙂 sorry it’s taken all day to find time to check the thread.
Rusty that headset sounds awesome, I’m trusting all involved that it’ll fit. The majority of this thread went straight over my head and unfortunately I don’t seem to have brain capacity to care about learning anything bout bike mechanics to be able to understand – seems far too complicated.
The headset is making me feel unsafe but the rear hub is making the bike flipping horrid to ride, to the point where I’d rather sit in and watch big brother than go out riding… So I’d pay £50 if needs be to get it fixed!!! It does sound like a combine harvester and I can feel the grinding continuously when on it.
All offers of help, PP, Dickyboy, I’ll take up any! But will leave it to Phil to organise. Thank you very much 🙂 I want to enjoy being on my bike again…