[RBW] Re: threaded headsets

2008-12-16 Thread clevewh...@gmail.com
www.spacycles.co.uk has 1 inch silver threaded A9 Stronglight headsets available for a very reasonable price. Order one with a message asking for the exact price in dollars before sending it to you as it varies a bit with the exchange rate. I got mine a few months ago for about $35 including

[RBW] Re: threaded headsets

2008-12-15 Thread Doug Peterson
Jim: Thanks for the heads-up. Do you have the Stronglight A-9 in silver that was mentioned in the earlier discussion? Doug Peterson -Original Message- From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery Sent:

[RBW] Re: threaded headsets

2008-12-15 Thread Doug Peterson
During the recent discussion on this subject, someone mentioned they'd found some Stronglight A-9 in silver. Can you re-post that source? Thx, dougP -Original Message- From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jim Thill -

[RBW] Re: threaded headsets

2008-12-15 Thread franklyn
I have one of those black ones. Probably will buy some roller bear kits to keep them alive for a long time. Velo Orange actually has a pretty good selection of threaded headsets from Tange and itself. It has a wholesale business now and Box Dog Cycles, for example, sells stuff from VO. Franklyn

[RBW] Re: threaded headsets

2008-12-15 Thread palincss
Quoting Doug Peterson dougpn...@cox.net: During the recent discussion on this subject, someone mentioned they'd found some Stronglight A-9 in silver. Can you re-post that source? http://www.benscycle.net/index.php?main_page=product_infoproducts_id=3315currency=USD

[RBW] Re: threaded headsets

2008-12-15 Thread Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
With all due respect to Velo-Orange, your LBS probably has, or can easily order Tange headsets from any wholesaler. If you don't have a LBS or don't like your LBS, that's another matter. On Dec 15, 10:56 am, franklyn frankly...@gmail.com wrote: I have one of those black ones. Probably will buy

[RBW] Re: threaded headsets

2008-12-15 Thread Seth Vidal
On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 1:03 PM, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery thill@gmail.com wrote: With all due respect to Velo-Orange, your LBS probably has, or can easily order Tange headsets from any wholesaler. If you don't have a LBS or don't like your LBS, that's another matter. I thought he

[RBW] Re: threaded headsets

2008-12-15 Thread Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
He mentioned Tange, too. But, yes, the Grand Cru is a V-O specific item. I don't mean to say anything resembling don't shop at V-O. I admire V-O's operation and envy his marketing and product savvy, which I fully intend as a compliment. Just that I often notice that folks will order some small

[RBW] Re: threaded headsets

2008-12-15 Thread Brewster Fong
On Dec 15, 8:55 am, Doug Peterson dougpn...@cox.net wrote: During the recent discussion on this subject, someone mentioned they'd found some Stronglight A-9 in silver.  Can you re-post that source?   Mel Pinto Imports has a wide variety of Stronglight headset in silver/ black; 1/1 and 1/8;

[RBW] Re: threaded headsets

2008-12-15 Thread Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
Back when all headsets had ball bearings, the A9 was revolutionary by having needle bearings. This feature prevented these headsets from developing the notchiness that sometimes plagues headsets with ball bearings. It was also pretty lightweight, being made of alloy and plastic when steel

[RBW] Re: threaded headsets

2008-12-15 Thread Doug Peterson
who posted sources on this request. dougP -Original Message- From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Aaron Thomas Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 10:58 AM To: RBW Owners Bunch Subject: [RBW] Re: threaded headsets Please forgive my