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Title: JOHN KING HEADSET N PK RIPPER
Post by: DIRTBIKER250F on February 12, 2007, 12:10 AM

SHOULD A 1" JOHN CHRISTOPHER KING HEADSET  :daumenhoch: FIT A 80 "RIPPER" AS MINE SEEMS TO BE SLIGHTLY TO BIG. DUNNO IF IT'S THE POWDER COAT OR NOT ?

ANY HELP MUCH APPRICIATED :daumenhoch:

PAUL :Great_Britain:

Title: Re: JOHN KING HEADSET N PK RIPPER
Post by: peen on February 12, 2007, 10:51 AM

Do you mean Chris King headset?

If so, Biaggio pressed my 1" Chris King headset for me into my Haro Sport 84 head tube and said it was a VERY tight fit and took him quite a while.

Perhaps it was the powder coat. I would recommend sanding down as much of the paint on the inside of the head tube as possible because the paint slightly chipped on mine when pressing it in because it was so tight. :(

Title: Re: JOHN KING HEADSET N PK RIPPER
Post by: zed4130 on February 12, 2007, 10:56 AM

not era correct  :2funny:

Title: Re: JOHN KING HEADSET N PK RIPPER
Post by: theRuler on February 12, 2007, 10:59 AM

if it's too tight, then just try a different one. in case you flare the tube

on a modern bike i'd say thwack it in - as they are a bit tougher (and more expendable)

Title: Re: JOHN KING HEADSET N PK RIPPER
Post by: DIRTBIKER250F on February 12, 2007, 12:59 PM

OHH DECISION'S DESCISION'S  ;D N YEAH CHRIS KING DOH !!! AM PROBABLY GONNA FILE THE INSIDE OUT AS I DON'T WANNA NOT USE THE FOOKIN THING £60 SHEET'S IT COST ME. I TRYED THE BEAR TRAP ONE AND IT'S THE SAME SO THANK'S FOR THE INFO PIC UP AS SOON AS DONE.

NOT ERA CORRECT  :'( I KNOW AM SUCH A MAVERICK  ;D :daumenhoch:

THANK'S LAD'S PAUL :Great_Britain:

Title: Re: JOHN KING HEADSET N PK RIPPER
Post by: zed4130 on February 12, 2007, 01:03 PM

was only joking about the era correct  :2funny: kings are great head sets ive got one in my shed  :daumenhoch: but my new ripper has a internal jobby  :'(

Title: Re: JOHN KING HEADSET N PK RIPPER
Post by: DIRTBIKER250F on February 12, 2007, 01:06 PM

ZED  :daumenhoch: I KNOW MATE, AND YOUR POST'S ARE TOP'S MAN :coolsmiley:
PAUL :Great_Britain:

Title: Re: JOHN KING HEADSET N PK RIPPER
Post by: zed4130 on February 12, 2007, 01:07 PM

Quote from: DIRTBIKER250F on February 12, 2007, 01:06 PM

ZED  :daumenhoch: I KNOW MATE, AND YOUR POST'S ARE TOP'S MAN :coolsmiley:
PAUL :Great_Britain:

i thought i would get in there before a bof does  :2funny: cant wait to see it all done any sneaky pics  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: JOHN KING HEADSET N PK RIPPER
Post by: peen on February 12, 2007, 01:17 PM

Chris King has been making headsets since 1976 so I don't think you could get anything MORE era correct. :)

Title: Re: JOHN KING HEADSET N PK RIPPER
Post by: pickle on February 12, 2007, 02:36 PM

Quote from: zed4130 on February 12, 2007, 01:03 PM

was only joking about the era correct  :2funny: kings are great head sets ive got one in my shed  :daumenhoch: but my new ripper has a internal jobby  :'(

You can still use it though mate, just get some internal spacers from BETD, I did the same in my Giant MTB......Sod having a £110 headset (the best money can by) sitting doing bugger all   :daumenhoch:

Mind you, it was a bugger getting the spacers in!! 

Title: Re: JOHN KING HEADSET N PK RIPPER
Post by: zed4130 on February 12, 2007, 02:37 PM

Quote from: peen on February 12, 2007, 01:17 PM

Chris King has been making headsets since 1976 so I don't think you could get anything MORE era correct. :)

ill stick to doing cartoons  :2funny: