Thanks for the advice everyone. I'm honored that Peter White chimed in and learned a lot from his comment. I asked my bike shop to order me a Velo Orange Grand Cru based on several good reviews. I'm looking forward to the upgrade from the generic one it replaces. As Michael suggested, the one good thing about repairs is the opportunity to upgrade.
Wish you all well, Sean in Eden Prairie On Sunday, May 15, 2016 at 11:06:26 PM UTC-5, 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-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.
