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[Closed] Tapered headtubes......not sure where they came from?

winston · 2014-03-04T23:11:51Z

Been a cyclist in one form of another for 35 years and have built up a few bikes but don't really read mags or go in bike shops unless I need to Hven't been mtbing for a while though Took my 12 year old Cube out at the weeknd for the first time in a few years and it does seem to be past it......so decided to build myself a new bike for the trails. Probably steel or titanium hardtail frame, shortish travel forks etc but just noticed when checking out bits online that there are tapered headtubes Do I need to care about these? Do I need to care about 650b either? Not troll, just don't want to make an expensive mistake like buying the last G5 iMac...

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iainc

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Last few posts make me think that my 2013 Soul maybe isn't 'obsolete' 🙂 might struggle to get new wheels right enough if I need some at some stage !

Posted : 06/03/2014 8:58 pm

winston

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Not sure wheels are the issue here...Just been looking at a number of superb second hand and nos titanium / steel frames all with standard headtubes

Then looked for new (don't like buying s/h suspension) forks to fit them

Most of the air sprung quality forks are tapered

Posted : 06/03/2014 11:10 pm

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