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  • Cannondale 1.5" headset reducer question
  • norbert-colon
    Full Member

    Hi Folks

    I’m re-building a Cannondale Gemini frame at the mo (1.5″ headtube with cannondale adaptors to reduce to 1 1/8th) and have some Pikes to put on.

    I was contemplating removing the Cannondale adaptors out of the frame and just using a reducer headset. (there was a thread a while back about someone doing this)

    However, in addition to the issue of the fork crown hitting the downtube, I was concerned that this would drop the front end down too much and overly “steepen” the front end?… there are old Pyslo U turns on there a the mo..

    Any thoughts as to whether I should just leave the adaptors on and fit a standard headset?

    Cheers

    julioflo
    Free Member

    The hope step down has about 10mm of protrusion out of the bottom of the headtube, for the reasons you are talking about. I think there is an FSA one that has similar 10mm protrusion

    norbert-colon
    Full Member

    That’d probably do it just about… but the adaptor thingy is at least 20mm..

    I also think I read somewhere that only the specific cannondale cane creek headsets go into this adaptor.. or have I got that wrong?

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    MadPierre
    Full Member

    I had a Gemini with Psylos new back in 2001 and the Cannondale adapter on the bottom added quite a bit of height to make the geometry right.

    I reckon running Pikes without it would give a pretty steep head angle as the Pikes ain’t that long.

    I got rid of the adapter and went for just a headset when I swapped to Z150 forks which were much longer and that worked fine.

    Loved that frame – started out with 125mm forks as an XC bike and finished up with 200mm double crowns as a full on DH bike. That’s what I call versatile!

    norbert-colon
    Full Member

    Thanks for that MadP.. that was my thinking.. don’t want a steeper front end really.

    I’ve had this frame ages and every time I look at swapping it I can’t seem to justify spending the wedge when something else doesn’t seem to offer me much more.

    MadPierre
    Full Member

    time to shop for some longer forks for it then! 😉

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