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  • 1 degree slacker for my xc bike? Quite tempted…..
  • crankrider
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    Quite tempted by one of these new Works headsets – I used one in the past on one of my bikes but im thinking of getting a headset to put a bit of life back into an old frame…. or do i just buy a new one? (old GT zaskar, USA made & polished – im quite fond of it)

    Anyone else thinking of indulging?

    Posted 12 years ago
    rob-jackson
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    does anyone else do one for 1 1/8″ headtubes?

    Posted 12 years ago
    crankrider
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    I think cane creek are going to – but i think only these, k9 & CC sell this kind of product dont they?

    Posted 12 years ago
    dirtyrider
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    saar g7 on the mtbr forum custom makes them from a workshop in Israel

    Posted 12 years ago
    ferrit
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    If you have a susser, I can recommend these:

    http://dirt.mpora.com/news/slacken-head-angle.html

    Posted 12 years ago
    DT78
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    How do you go about fitting these then? Do the cups need to be in perfect alignment?

    Posted 12 years ago
    crankrider
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    I did see the ones from Israel, but the price was too much for me, the Works ones are under 1/2 price, especially taking out shipping / duty etc.

    The offset bushes look good, but if you have a frame with a specific leverage curve like an intense 951 etc you could mess things up a little – your essentially holding the bike into its travel, its like shortening a shock eye to eye but keeping the stroke the same.

    Cheap way of bringing an older frame to life though.

    Posted 12 years ago
    mrblobby
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    Depending on length of headtube you might get an extra .5 degree with the Saar one. I’m very tempted.

    Posted 12 years ago
    crankrider
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    Ive just gone for a Works one after pondering over it on the lunch break work 🙄

    Im not paying an extra £100 for 0.5 of a degree, cant wait to get the old school GT back out now!

    Posted 12 years ago
    xiphon
    Free Member

    So these allow normal 1.1/8th headsets to have -1.0 degree?

    Do they go to -1.5 or -2.0 ?

    Posted 12 years ago
    dirtyrider
    Free Member

    its dicatated by headtube length – ive got a XS yeti 575 with a 3.6″ headtube – was told buy the isreal guy that it would have almost 2 degrees angle change if i wanted – longer headtube means less degree of change as the cups need to be alligned

    i used him before for a headset – quick shipping, no duty

    im unsure what difference 1 degree makes in the real world

    Posted 12 years ago
    legend
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    Think of an angleset, shock bush, longer fork combo on an anthem. Probably never get round to doing it, but I bet that would be one fun setup!*

    *until it gets snapped

    Posted 12 years ago
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