Works Components -1 degree headsets - Bike Forum

Re: Works Components -1 degree headsets

Rickos — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 06:39:07 +0000

Holy thread resurrection!

asbrooks - I'd go for it. Older 'zocchis were quite long, but I put a set of 80mm MX Pros on an old Rock Lobster designed for 63mm and it was ace. The Works headset will just slacken it out further and reduce the increased BB height a bit, so you may not need that. Try the forks on their own first and see if you like it.

Re: Works Components -1 degree headsets

thisisnotaspoon — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:37:51 +0000

Depends, you'll raise the BB even more by steepening the angle.

I also doubt 100mm would ruin it.

Re: Works Components -1 degree headsets

YoKaiser — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:58:23 +0000

I'd just sling them on,it'll be fine. IME it may even ride better.

Re: Works Components -1 degree headsets

asbrooks — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:11:08 +0000

I know it's an old thread, but let me pose a question to you all. :wink:
I have an old Kona cindercone frame languishing in my garage, I know that it wasn't designed to take suspension forks with a greater travel of 80mm. I also have an old pair of marzocchi 100mm travel z3 bombers. I know put the z3s on will mess up the geometry, could i use an angled head set to counter the change? or am I wasting my time?

Re: Works Components -1 degree headsets

hora — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:33:49 +0000

Selling my almost new one

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/fs-works-components-angleset-headset-1-degree-adjust

Re: Works Components -1 degree headsets

smuttiesmith — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:50:54 +0000

Happy days, :D

Re: Works Components -1 degree headsets

Rickos — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:47:05 +0000

Yes. You need to know how long your headtube is to get the right one, but they do make them.

http://www.workscomponents.co.uk/back-in-stock---10-degree-ec34---traditional-1-18-fitment-6-p.asp

Re: Works Components -1 degree headsets

smuttiesmith — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:38:36 +0000

I've got a 2009 lapierre spicy which is 1 1/8 steerer. Do works components do -1 degree headset to fit? My spicy is 67 degrees and the newer spicy is 66. Be nice to be able to try it out as my current headset is buggered anyway.

Re: Works Components -1 degree headsets

Rickos — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:32:50 +0000

Fitted the offsets just now and :geekmode: got my tape measure out.

Looks like they've added almost half an inch to the wheelbase, around quarter an inch off the BB and somewhere between half and 1 degree off the seat and head angle (my phone app doesn't go to any decimal places). My shock bolts are M8 so I've only shortened the shock length by 4mm. M6 bolts would shorten by 6mm so have a more pronounced effect.

Looking at my mahoosive 2.5 Big Earl tyres I could probably lose that much off the BB by switching to some 2.3 High Rollers or something. Also if I left the Big Earl on the front and swapped the back out for something smaller I'd probably get something similar to what I've got with the offset bushes.

Ride this weekend to see if even notice any of this anal tinkering!

Re: Works Components -1 degree headsets

oink — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 09:12:50 +0000

got a 1.5 WC headset on my faith and it was a little fiddly to fit - as you need to line the cups up with each other. and ensure they're central down the frame.
so headset press is required and a set square.

but after you've done it once its a lot easier. Now swapping between totems (with normal headset) and 888s (and WC headset) takes less than an hour for the lot.