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I've very luckily come to own a late 80's road frame and fork. The frame has a 1" headtube and the fork is threadless. I am really struggling to find a decent headset. There seems to be so little choice, and even less if you want a silver one (and it has to be silver!) The ones I can find all seem like 20 quid crappies.
Anyone know of any good ones/places to look. My Google Fu is clearly failing.
Bling:
Not bling:
http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/humpert-a101ac-1-inch-threadless-headset-prod31357/
and
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/sp/road-track-bike/headsets-headsets-m-part-comp-headset/mparhstr250
even Campag, if that's your bag
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Campagnolo-Record-1-Threadless-Road-Bike-Headset-NEW-/150787620729?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item231ba47f79
Aha, the Miche seems like a good find! Chris Bling, well not sure I can justify that. You see though, that Campy has caged ball bearings, which surely must be a piss take for £50.
There just doesn't seem to be those £40 cartridge bearing jobbies that you can find by the millions for 1 1/8th.
[url= http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=94966 ]Cane Creek S6?[/url]
there's nothing inherently 'wrong' with caged bearings is there? As long as there are other seals and you do some maintenance so they don't seize and wreck the pressed in bits of the headset.
Yeah, but headset maintenance, urgh. My colossal laziness at servicing my own bikes makes me reject those options outright!
I found a Chris King 1 inch treadless headset on US eBay, worth looking over there too.
Weren't CRC clearing Cane creek 1" headsets recently for £5?
EDIT not any more it seems - sorry!
Double post.
Weren't CRC clearing Cane creek 1" headsets recently for £5?
No!! Gutting.
I have a very bling Cane Creek sliver headset in my old 653 racer resprayed, fitted when I changed to carbon forks. Damn hard to find unless you have a mate who runs a bike shop. It looks just right and is cartridge.
I've got a couple of Woodman Saturn headsets in 1" threadless - offer me something good as a swap 😉
Tange Leven? A cracking headset.
Try [url= http://www.kinokocycles.com/parts/headsets.html ]here[/url]
Oops just realised you asked for thread[u]LESS[/u] 😳
http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/components/headsets.html
If you dont mind ordering from the US
Except none of those are 1" threadless Jonxmack. Ben - what kind of thing did you have in mind? I don't really have any spare parts for swaps - might I well be able to get something...
I was kidding - they used to be £60 I think, so call it £30 inc. postage.
Hmm, ok. Ben my email is in my profile, could you fire me some pics?
[url= http://bbbcycling.com/bike-parts/headset-parts/BHP-01 ]silver 1" threadless[/url]
Not sure about the quality though
1" threaded:
http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/campagnolo-record-headset-1---threaded--/aid:31855
http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/stronglight-threaded-headset-a-9-aluminium/aid:554322
http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/tange-cartridge-threaded-headset/aid:31923
Have used both stronglight and tange from rose and both been good.
eBay
Canecreek sc1 cartridge £11.95 + 99p post 281112680439
M-part cartridge £10 + post 300893087756
Then strip the anno - google is your friend on this
cane creek s2 🙂
I have a Cane creek S2 on my road bike in the 1 inch flavour and works perfectly only downside is its not very blingy.
Not seen many silver ones about either.
I bought a reasonable cartridge bearing Ritchey one recently for about a tenner on either Wiggle or CRC....think it was an end of line thing though.
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ritchey-wcs-logic-headset/
http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ritchey-comp-scuzzy-threadless-1-inch-headset/
Couple of Ritchey options....
Got a token one and it kept coming loose gradually until the needle bearings would pop out of the cage and make it impossible to steer. So bought one of those SC1's for a fiver and been ok since. Would like to find a 1" stem in a sensible length though. Using a normal stem with a shim and I don't like it.
Lots of not very silver options, they're much rarer. I've plumped for the Miche one, I got to the "oh what the hell" point. Why has silver gone so far out of favour?
Strong light do nice stuff and very correct for an older frame
Personal campy loose ball for me and its so smooth
Lots of not very silver options, they're much rarer. I've plumped for the Miche one, I got to the "oh what the hell" point. Why has silver gone so far out of favour?
all 3 from rose bikes are silver how many more options do you need?
Rootes. Look closely at the thread (ho ho) title....
Rootes. Look closely at the thread (ho ho) title....
doh! 😳
to make amends (1" silver thread[b]less[/b]):
http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/tange-cartridge-headset/aid:198567
http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/campagnolo-record-headset-1/aid:31915