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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: telelogic on August 29, 2010, 12:20 PM

Title: headset advice please.
Post by: telelogic on August 29, 2010, 12:20 PM

Hi all,

fitting a new set of forks that don't have an internal thread. (sinz carbon forks)

do I need one of those long headlock things, or is there another way?

thanks, as always for your help.

Title: Re: headset advice please.
Post by: MartyC on August 29, 2010, 04:24 PM

Usually works with a star fangled nut on the stem and stem cap, have a read of Sheldon Brown....

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/headsets.html#threadless

Title: Re: headset advice please.
Post by: moochalargo on August 29, 2010, 09:36 PM

Quote from: MartyC on August 29, 2010, 04:24 PM

Usually works with a star fangled nut on the stem and stem cap, have a read of Sheldon Brown....

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/headsets.html#threadless

Yeah u need one of these as above. Very simple to install

Title: Re: headset advice please.
Post by: HEYWOOD BMX on August 29, 2010, 11:39 PM

 :) Try one of these? Had a few and not had any probs.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx'modelID=911

Title: Re: headset advice please.
Post by: telelogic on August 30, 2010, 10:50 AM

Ha! I bought one of those when I bought the forks, then completely forgot about it!

I am very heavily medicated  :crazy2:

thanks for the reminder  :daumenhoch: