headset

A 2mm is a bit thick and I could get another turn of the locknut if I had a 1mm. Anyone got one kicking around? They are not common except in kits of spacers.

Hi, There is very slight movement where the black ring meets the frame , I have tried everything I can think of to stop it but without success, any pointers ?

Advice needed and where better to go than here? I'm in the process of rebuilding an old Giant Cadex CFR-2 and the headset is shot. I've tried to get an original from YST (part No: HP-8311N) but unfortunately they're so far out of date even they don't have one knocking around in the basement...

I've just put a brand new headset in and it's all gappy. It's kind of like the races don't match up with the bearings or something. I've tried bouncing it, jiggling it, rocking it, all the usual stuff to settle it in but no luck. FSA No11N, spec gives a 1mm gap betwixt fork crown and bottom cup...

Not sure if this is the right forum so apolgies if not. I stripped down one of my bikes to change a few things and noticed thst the headset sounded and felt rough so I took it to a bike mechanic to remove it as I havent the correct sized spanner and he said that he couldnt undo it so I tried...

Hi, I have a semi integrated headset that has gone clunky and notchy, wanting to straight line the wheel. Would this be a complete replacement or just bearings? I have no experience with anything with bearings.

Hi all! I am trying to build my first custom bike, based on Specialized Diverge frame (2015?). Bearings are original, all good, I don't see a physical difference between them so not sure which one suppose to go as upper/lower one. (all I could find is that for Specialized Allez lower and upper...

My ridgeback supernova developed lumpy steering. On inspection the top(caged)bearings were past the best and the cage was in pieces. I have tried all the local bike shops and none have any that fit.So I put loose ball bearings in and packed them with grease.All is smooth for now. The shops had...

Just had to dismantle the headset on my carbon bike for the first time, it was getting a bit clicky after 18 months of neglect. Dead easy to get the sealed bearings out, just pull out with fingers. Lower bearing has some external rust obscuring some of the markings. Top bearing is TH MR121.1-1/8...

Ribble CGR Tapered Carbon Fork and headset Comes with Disc brake caliper* Few chips to the paint but barely used 220mm steerer Can also include matching rear caliper for an additional tenner* *Excellent condition, hardly used £45+postage ovno

I would like to tighten the headset on my bike. There's no play, but I would prefer a bit of friction/resistance, to prevent the wheel flopping over onto full lock every time I put the bike on the prop stand. Headsets are a mystery to me. The one on the bike appears to be tapered, with a top...

One of my salvaged cheapo MTB's is really getting on my nerves. Sod's law it's the one of the two that actually fits me very well with a 22" frame - and not the slightly smaller one that came apart relatively easily!. The handlebar stem is seized solid inside the headset tube, and the...

Headset by stalagmike posted 4 Oct 2017 at 19:28 I am trying to locate the source of a Geiger counter like clicking sound that is eminating from somewhere around the front of my triban. I am just wondering if the assembly of my headset and spacers is correct? Is the spacer with the bolt through...

My bearings need replacing, the lower bearing is a 6808RS which I can find easily enough, but the top does not have any numbers on it, I'm able to measure and get the magic three numbers. Do bearing normally come as a set, both upper and lower?

I just bought a frame second hand, I wasn't expecting the headset to be included but the bits of it were lying in the box with the frame. Unfortunately a part is missing, it's the top cap, the bit that covers the upper bearing but sits underneath the spacers. The headset is a 44mm zero stack...

I've finally got round to replacing my headset so I'm trying to get the old cups out. I'm using a hammer and old screwdriver to try and drift them out but they've had a few hearty thwacks and haven't budged at all. Any tips or do I just carry on merrily beating the crap out of them until they...

Hello all, I'm thinking of investing in a Hope Headset for my Orange P7 Pro. Love the look of it and have heard great things about it's performance ! However, I can't quite get my head around Hope's Headset 'Sizing' for lack of a better word. It's a 2017 Orange P7 Pro (Large)...

I've picked up a loose folding Dawes Kingpin frame and forks. It came with a few other bits - crank, mudguards, stem, bars. I'm intending / hoping to rescue it in some manner. Unfortunately it does have a crack in the head tube but I think its fixable with a stopper hole and suitable...

I was wanting to replace/service the headset on my caad8 bike.I use this in all weather's and noticing more and more rust coloured residue seeping down front forks area.Anyone got any tips advice

Hi all, I am rebuilding the headset on a carbon Cannondale Synapse and i am curious if i should grease the bearings where they touch the frame. All of the videos i have watched show a liberal use of grease at the interface between the two, but i remember reading somewhere that grease on a...

Hi, I have a Spesh Allez Elite 2008 model (I think it's 2008 when I did an image search). I need to replace the headset - see pics. Can anyone tell me which one I need? There are so many out there I'm bound to get the wrong one. Thanks in advance.

I've serviced headsets before, and got them apart and back together again just fine. Now I'm trying to fit a brand new one for the very first time, a 1" steel Tange one - and I didn't expect to be so hard. Firstly, the race that goes on the fork crown doesn't fit. I thought positioning an...

Hi Hopefully someone can help me here, i think this is a intergrated headset ? The steerer tube measures 27.3 mm approx and the frame measures, thats the internal measurment seems to be 42mm can anyone tell me what i need to buy to replace this please its off a boardman ladies bike if that helps

Hi Folks, Just got a quick question regarding my headset. Normally i would do all my own servicing and repairs on my bike, but i have been very busy of late so i paid someone to replace my head set bearings. This is how my bike has come back. but they have assured me that its perfectly fine...

Need to clean all the gunk out of my headset and put some nre grease in. Any recommendations for a good grease to use?

Hello all, After recently purchasing my bike, I came to the conclusion that a shorter 35mm stem would suit me better than the 50mm stem installed. I decided on the Hope AM 35mm stem. I removed the old stem and replaced it with the new one. The headset was working amazingly before...

I need new bearings for my Farley headset , they are separate bearings , top is easy to source , I contacted Trek , here is the code they gave me FSA IS -2/42E/ACB,E2, Intergrated 36 inner / 45 chamfer black. I just can't trace it . Any help here greatly appreciated

HI all I have an old ridgeback cyclone, its about 10 years old and the headset bearing need replacing, The one that's fitted has cane creek printed on it. However I don't know which ones to buy. How do I find out or does anybody know , Thanks

Hi Can somebody please tell me what a standard head tube ID is for a 1 1/8" headset? I just bought a frame with a 34mm ID head tube but I assumed that was bigger than standard. I know there's a website somewhere that tells you all this stuff but I forget which... Thx, Andy