 Tried every bike shop around here (eighteen, NWMBC, sett valley, high peak cycles...) and no one stocks them Nearly everyone sings their praises so why doesn't anyone carry them  Have to try ordering one online
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Saw one for sale in Bike Outlet in York on Sunday
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 If you can get a hold of a DLR headlock rather than an Azonic, then it's a fraction of the weight as it's alloy rather than a huge steel bolt.
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because a propperly installed star nut is more than sufficient for preloading a bearing. Kinda pointless, and if you think you need it, look at your stem or installation for the cause of the problem!
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it's just that star nuts are a pain and I'm not bothered about weight
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 Then get something like a hed doctor instead, work just as well and completely transferrable. Lighter than a headlock too.
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heard some bad reviews about those hed doctors though ended up getting a headlock off the bay
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 Why are star nuts a pain? They are cheap, lightweight, only need fitted once in a fork and never let you down. Probably the most reliable bike part i have ever used.
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its getting the thing in straight that worries me never tried it but I can more or less guarantee that I'll make a balls up of it 
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 Hope Head Doctor...it's the daddy. No more worries about getting an SFN in straight 
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Headlock's a great, those star things are crap, and the USE SAFET's are alright but they're made of the sofest metel known to man
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 I prefer a headlock, You know that its not going to fail....
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 and how many people have had correctly installed SFN failures? i know i've haven't
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yeah, I know, But whereas a SFN might fail, You know a headlock WONT fail.
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LOL, yea, ok, so your headtube'll probably fail first  back to the original Q of why are they so hard to get hold off, well that was kinda answered in the first post: "Nearly everyone sings their praises" - demand must of out-stripped current supply.
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They're not that hard to get hold of, Its just one of those items you have to know where to look.... Headlock
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 i have headlocks on all my bikes, makes swapping forks around dead easy, and stops alot of the crap going you the steerer tube. They also allow you to put an extra spacer in if your steerer tube is to short, as you do not run out of bolt length!
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