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Any recommendations for (or links to, because I can't find any) low rise conical aheadset spacers?
I'm trying to get my bar height down without making it look disjointed which is what the Syntace or high rise turned upside down stems do, in my opnion.
Thank you
Search for “conical headset spacer” on eBay, loads to choose from
Thank you. 8.5mm is the smallest I can find. That might have to be the one.
Does anybody know if this https://www.cannondalespares.com/Cannondale-Road-Headset-5mm-Top-Bearing-Cover--KP253/product_detail/3-40270 will work in place of a conical aheadset spacer on a (non Cannondale) tapered steerer / Integrated aheadset?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07YX1NVTM/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A19N982INM9OJW&psc=1
I bought this
What's the claimed stack height? Stem on my Attain is now sitting on top of the 15mm conical and I suspect it will be cheaper to source a low stack conical rather than a more negative stem.
I have a few different headset caps and I don't think they're all simply cross compatible with other headsets.
FSA often have different spacer height options for the the same headset but if I tried a Syncros dust cover/cap on an FSA cup/bearing/compression ring it probably wouldn't work.
I'd be replacing as a unit rather than chasing spacing differences and potential clearance issues between picknmix parts.
Claimed height is 5mm. It arrives tomorrow. If it doesn’t work, the 15mm that’s currently on there will be staying on there. I’m not buying a whole new aheadset. The bikes only 3 weeks old. It’s not even got wet yet. I’ll update how it goes. Just in case somebody searches the internet for this stuff, if for nothing else.
Ive found they're not always cross compattible, but it depends how much of a bodge you are prepared to live with.
e.g. the brand-x integrated headest in my Plug has a slight gap to the spacer as the original fsa spacer had a shallower lip. Only a problem if you get up really close or were to jetwash it i guess.
It arrived. I had to tap the sodding thing on with a hammer. I’m guessing as it’s cheap Chinese carbon, the diameter was a smidge out. It sits ever so slightly higher on the head tube than I’d ideally like. An o ring would have been perfect but now it’s on I’m not taking it off. I’ll squeeze some grease in instead of an o ring to try and keep water out. It won’t be going anywhere near a jet wash.
I'd take it off and sand it to get a better fit. Too tight could cause you problems
Oh. Any tips as to what problems? It’s going to be a bitch to get off again.