If your seller is telling you that 45mm is the max stack h of a hs that the fork threading will accomodate, you should not have a problem finding a hs that will work from low ball and functional Tange Passage > C King; the crown race is "probably" 26.4mm, if it is knot, make it so with the appropriate tool
On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 12:37 PM, Marc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello > I've just bought a mid-80s Faggin frame/fork on eBay, built from > Columbus SLX tubing. It won't be coming with a headset and the seller > could tell me it has a 45mm stack height but couldn't give me crown > race diameter. Is this enough information to select a headset or do I > need to wait to receive the frame/fork to actually measure the crown > race diameter? > Sheldon indicates that Italian, ISO, and JIS 1" threaded headsets all > have the same 22.2mm stem ID on the steerer and the same frame cup OD > of 30.2mm, but the Italian crown race ID can be either 26.5 or 27.0mm, > vs. the 26.4mm of the ISO. > I'd like to find a moderate cost headset that will fit and that has > cartridge bearings (hoping to not have to spring for Chris King, and > that a Shimano 105 or similar will work). > May I assume that any headset with a stack height less than the 45mm > this frame has will work, with added spacers if needed? > Any advice or insights would be gratefully appreciated. Thank you. > > > -- Chuck Davis OK Velo ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Tulsa, OK --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Bicycle Lifestyle" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bicyclelifestyle?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
