Re: threaded hedset - use 1" fork in 1 1/8 headtube
ellis wrote:
> I've seen this in some low end department bikes and in Schwinn replica
> cruisers in which the frame has a 1 1/8" headtube, but fits a 1" threaded
> fork by using a 1 1/8" headset with smaller outside bearing retainer cup
> diameter (it uses 1" bearings inside) and a lower race that can accept 1"
> threaded fork steerer. I have a couple of old frames w/ 1 1/8" headtube I'd
> like to build up using what I have, that is 1" forks. Anybody know where I
> can get these headsets? I guess the most important piece is the lower race
> that screws into the fork steerer. TIA.
Get a QBP 'problem solver' headtube reducer. A shim that presses into
the 1 1/8inch headtbe so you can use any 1 inch HS and fork. I have
them on my Moots fixie-About $30.
.
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... When I stripped this bike down the headset felt fine but did show a little fretting on the races. ... So instead of putting the old balls and retainers back in I filled it with loose balls. ... Is that enough information that someone can tell me what my fork crown race diameter should be and what my current stack height is, or do I really need to measure it? ...
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... When I stripped this bike down the headset felt fine but did show a little fretting on the races. ... So instead of putting the old balls and retainers back in I filled it with loose balls. ... Is that enough information that someone can tell me what my fork crown race diameter should be and what my current stack height is, or do I really need to measure it? ...
(rec.bicycles.tech) - Re: I think I need a new headset...
... When I stripped this bike down the headset felt fine but did show a little fretting on the races. ... Is that enough information that someone can tell me what my fork crown race diameter should be and what my current stack height is, or do I really need to measure it? ... Leave space for a bearing if you are not using the original retainers. ...
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