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[Closed] mmmBop headset......which of these two??

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If you had a choice.....

[url= http://www.windwave.co.uk/windwave/130-0022.html ]Option 1[/url]

[url= http://www.windwave.co.uk/windwave/130-0018.html ]Option 2[/url]


 
Posted : 21/10/2010 12:25 pm
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not he first - mmmbop headset is 1.5 top and bottom
do you have tapered forks?


 
Posted : 21/10/2010 12:28 pm
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whoops wrong link! supposed to link to the G3! Try clicking it again.....


 
Posted : 21/10/2010 12:29 pm
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commenting following the new link, I think they are both the same but that #1 is for when you have a short steerer and so need a low stack

* I have very little knowledge and experience, my recent mmmbop build being the frst Ive done.


 
Posted : 21/10/2010 12:34 pm
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I think they are both the same but that #1 is for when you have a short steerer and so need a low stack

Is that the case? I thought it was to give more adjustment to geometry, irrelevant of steerer length because it has no top cup and sit inside the frame making the front end lower.....hmmmmmm


 
Posted : 21/10/2010 12:41 pm
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Bit more cash but went for this one as it seemed very sturdy and well made,stack height wasnt a concern and its a nice deep fit into the headtube.

[url= http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=38120 ]fsa headset[/url]

Very pleased with it as its smooth well sealed which considering its the brats bike the low maintenance aspect is good.


 
Posted : 21/10/2010 12:53 pm
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Getting a little stack height on top helps, the Mmmbop has a pretty high top tube so if you run low rise bars and not much stack your controls may hit the tube on rotation.


 
Posted : 21/10/2010 7:49 pm
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Go hope every time


 
Posted : 21/10/2010 8:40 pm
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Usually I'd agree but when I stuck my Hope one in the Mmmbop, that was when I found out about the zero stack/bar clearance thing, as the Hope is zero stack up top (can be +10 underneath). Course, you can add spacers but that starts to look a bit silly. Or higher bars/stem.


 
Posted : 21/10/2010 10:16 pm
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the mmbop is designed for high rise bars iirc


 
Posted : 22/10/2010 2:20 pm