Peter- They started it up again! Gravel & Grind sells them, as does Rivelo and a few others. I'd reach out to Grant and ask.
-J On Monday, May 16, 2016 at 6:59:37 AM UTC-7, Peter White wrote: > > No headset will last if the head tube isn't properly machined. When I was > selling Rivendell frames many customers would ask to have a King headset > installed. I was selling the Rambouillet, Atlantis and A Homer Hilsens. > Early frames shipped with a Tange headset, and later frames with a Shimano > Ultegra. With the Tange headset they were never smooth so I yanked them, > machined the head tubes and installed better headsets, usually a Shimano or > King. I didn't bother machining a frame that shipped with the Ultegra > headset since they are quite forgiving of a less than perfectly machined > head tube. My own Rambouillet and Linda's Atlantis still have their > original Ultegra headsets and are doing fine after many years and miles. > But if you take out the Ultegra headset and install a King it will not run > smoothly, at least on the frames of that vintage, which were all made in > Japan. They must be precisely machined to work with a King headset. I can't > speak to the later American built frames, since I never sold any. > > By the way, I only stopped selling their frames because they stopped > offering them to other shops. I'm a huge fan and wish I could sell them > again. > > PJW > > On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 9:04 AM, Philip Kim <phili...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> cane creek 110 is very good. >> >> On Monday, May 16, 2016 at 12:06:26 AM UTC-4, Sean on Bike wrote: >> >>> My Hilsen needs a new 1 inch threaded headset because I apparently rode >>> with it too loose for the past 5 years and damaged the race, according to >>> trusted LBS. The headset came with the frame I purchased from Rivendell and >>> LBS could't determine what brand it is. Something cheap, I'm sure. >>> >>> I have essentially two options, a $30 Tange or equivalent, or a $150 >>> Cane Creek or Chris King. Headsets are one thing I have no clue about as >>> they all seem the same to me. The best option appears to be a needle >>> bearing Tange selling for $80 at rivbike,com but it's out of stock. >>> >>> I would appreciate your experience and recommendations regarding a >>> dependable, affordable replacement. Thanks! >>> >>> Sean in Eden Prairie >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Peter White > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
