How do you read a headset size?
Threaded headset sizes are designated by the outer diameter of the steering column. This can seem confusing, because the head cups do not measure the named standard. The threaded standards are 1 inch, 1-1/8 inch, and 1-1/4 inch headsets.
How do I buy headset bearings?
Buyers guide to mountain bike headsets
- Identify if your headset is Press Fit or Integrated. Press Fit headsets have headset bearing cups sitting between the frame and the bearing.
- Measure the inside diameter of your frame’s head tube.
- Measure your fork steerer tube.
- Write down your headset’s full stats.
What kind of bearing does Cane Creek headset use?
All complete Cane Creek headset assemblies (top or bottom) will use a 36×45 degree contact angle bearing, with the exception of our IS47/33 and EC44/33 headset assemblies. IS47/33 and EC44/33 will use a 45×45 degree contact angle bearing.
When did Cane Creek come out with the Aheadset?
The Original. The Best. In 1992, Cane Creek brought the Aheadset®, the original threadless headset, to market – kicking off a major change in the way bicycle frames and forks would be developed going forward. The original design of that revolutionary headset is still found in almost all bikes on the market today.
Where is the Crown race on a Cane Creek fork?
The compression ring interfaces with the upper bearing and steerer tube, which helps keep the steerer tube centered in the headtube. There is a crown race installed at the base of your fork’s steerer tube – a crown race is an angled surface, or race, that interfaces with the bottom bearing.
Where do headset bearings go in a press fit head tube?
Press-fit head tubes require headset cups that are pressed into the bicycle headtube, and the headset bearings sit inside those headset cups. You can have ZS (Zero Stack) headset cups or EC (External Cup) headset cups.