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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Freestyle (frame stands and kickturns galore!) => Topic started by: skids on May 14, 2007, 08:38 AM

Title: retro-fit H set cups
Post by: skids on May 14, 2007, 08:38 AM

does anyone have or know of; where I can get a set of Rekka headset cups-
    that allow you to fit threadless forks to an old style 1" frame?
Any info would be great......Cheers

Title: Re: retro-fit H set cups
Post by: Coastvl on May 14, 2007, 10:55 AM

Try  Danscomp is the US. They had them.

Title: Re: retro-fit H set cups
Post by: motomagII on May 15, 2007, 08:12 AM

im pretty sur i got mine from billys bmx give em ring and ask :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: retro-fit H set cups
Post by: TwoBobRob on May 15, 2007, 06:00 PM

Rekka Phil has been gone so long now, you'll be lucky to find em I reckon, unless they're gathering dust on a shop shelf somewhere.  We must have a couple of engineers on site, might be easier to ask them to turn you a set - or maybe more and flog em on?

Title: Re: retro-fit H set cups
Post by: YGT on May 15, 2007, 09:18 PM

I was looking to make some FSA impact cups that would fit into a 1" frame, but its going to be tight .....and after measuring allot of frames I realised that allot of frames have different sized 1" headtubes ....
I would get them made, but i dont have the time at present.

Title: Re: retro-fit H set cups
Post by: skids on May 16, 2007, 08:56 AM

 oh well... I'll just keep looking; but thanks anyway guys.

Title: Re: retro-fit H set cups
Post by: CD17 on May 16, 2007, 03:21 PM

Have a word with Rombloke, Im sure you can fit 1"1/4 forks into an old skool Frame, I remember seeing someone on here had done it.

Title: Re: retro-fit H set cups
Post by: theRuler on May 16, 2007, 05:22 PM

i've done it before. so has spacefruit

think "round peg square hole . . . "

i put up a how-to thread with pics one time.

Title: Re: retro-fit H set cups
Post by: TwoBobRob on May 16, 2007, 05:35 PM

Yeah, it's a case of mixing and matching the bearings I believe?

Title: Re: retro-fit H set cups
Post by: theRuler on May 16, 2007, 06:33 PM

use the bearings loose from a regular 1" head set (you need about 3 races' worth) and 1" cups and the rest from an aheadset

Title: Re: retro-fit H set cups
Post by: TwoBobRob on May 16, 2007, 07:06 PM

Thats the kidder.  Never done it myself, but heard the rumours.....  :D

Title: Re: retro-fit H set cups
Post by: oberonspacefruit on May 16, 2007, 07:14 PM

it works ok. you sometimes get a stiff spot if you run a gyro.

but its good for your basic riding.

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v260/oberonspacefruit/Picture024.jpg)

Title: Re: retro-fit H set cups
Post by: theRuler on May 16, 2007, 07:15 PM

Quote from: Oberonspaceferret on May 16, 2007, 07:14 PM

it works ok. you sometimes get a stiff spot if you run a gyro.

but its good for your basic riding.

i got that too!!!

part way around a full rotation it goes firm :)

Title: Re: retro-fit H set cups
Post by: oberonspacefruit on May 16, 2007, 07:16 PM

its worth the price

Title: Re: retro-fit H set cups
Post by: theRuler on May 16, 2007, 07:17 PM

tight is right

Title: Re: retro-fit H set cups
Post by: TwoBobRob on May 16, 2007, 08:08 PM

Thats a good looking dog you got there Ferret   :daumenhoch: