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Title: Whats the nicest Old school headset?
Post by: daz bmx it! on January 08, 2009, 08:02 PM

Just wondering? ??? what do you think?

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Post by: dannywhiteley on January 08, 2009, 08:11 PM

obv choice but I love the 125lp in chrome with blue

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Post by: magna13 on January 08, 2009, 08:15 PM

Either a GT Epoch Or a 125LP

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Post by: brass monkey! on January 08, 2009, 09:18 PM

tange is a work of art........

sold my Blue one for 150 quid !  :D

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Post by: Sparky24 on January 08, 2009, 09:21 PM

yep, tange 125lp :daumenhoch: in black, got 2 of them in boxes

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Post by: Bettyswallocks on January 08, 2009, 09:35 PM

None... they all work themselves loose in minutes...  :D

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Post by: pkradman on January 08, 2009, 09:43 PM

tange mx 300 series end of ! came standard on the HUTCH prostar incidentally

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Post by: Waxintaxin on January 08, 2009, 09:46 PM

the fookin LP

you lot are on crack the 125 was a work of art , then they added a blummin locking part, ruined it

so for me the 125 and the MX 300 and the MX3

the 3 i really like as its steel but has a nice detail on the coloured band

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Post by: pkradman on January 08, 2009, 09:48 PM

go on rich give it to em ..  :daumenhoch:

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Post by: jT Racing on January 08, 2009, 09:56 PM

mx 300? pics
tange mx5 now they are nice, mx3's are smart. tange 125 is nice, the 320 i like too, good chrome.
lp's are nice, that locknut is a nice addition, they do differ from the 125, but i like both.

since when was it not a tange 125 in chrome that came on the hutch prostar?

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Post by: sweetbeats on January 08, 2009, 10:02 PM

Yeah using an mx3 at the minute with the pale blue band pretty cool..do like blue 125lp in blue-chunky..love the blue Hatta MX..never had one but think they look Darn tidy and seem pretty hard to find NOS these days ;)

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Post by: Waxintaxin on January 08, 2009, 10:04 PM

I think the MX300 and the 125 are the same thing ?? they are MX300s in the ads and say 125 on the band ?? or am i talking rubbish

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Post by: pkradman on January 08, 2009, 10:04 PM

125`s alloy ? .. the 300 series ie 320 were chrome steel .. correct me if im wrong but they came on the prostar .. maybe the 125 did aswell  :coolsmiley:

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Post by: Waxintaxin on January 08, 2009, 10:05 PM

that makes sense

as in the ads the MX300/320 looks like a 125

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Post by: keep it lit! on January 08, 2009, 10:05 PM

125's look great, but it ends there........... they are so sh1t at their intended job !!

320 look the just as cool, but actually (nearly) work .


best headset pound for pound is a beartrap, no contest!


ade :crazy2:

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Post by: jT Racing on January 08, 2009, 10:11 PM

125 was standard on the pro star, chromed alloy. 320 is chromed steel. 320 says 320 on the band and 125 says, wait for it,  :LolLolLolLol: 125 on the band.
kind of so
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j87/townytownsend/P8210002.jpg)

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Post by: pkradman on January 08, 2009, 10:12 PM

seems like they was alloy    :coolsmiley:i stand  corrected for a while  ...    http://users.telenet.be/jjrbmx/inter-test/HUTCHProStar84Test.html

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Post by: sweetbeats on January 08, 2009, 10:13 PM

Love the 320 as well :P

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Post by: Bigplinky on January 08, 2009, 10:15 PM

For early bikes the Tange MX5  :smitten:

For later bikes the 125 and 320 look the dogs but in reality the lower cups broke up and cracked pretty fast on the 320 and the top cups threaded on the 125's. For out and out abuse get a Beartrap 2, the working bikes headset  :D

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Post by: jT Racing on January 08, 2009, 10:19 PM

2x chrome 125. everybody needs them for the pro star builds  >:D next to the much prettier early alloy mx5. :4_17_5:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/j87/townytownsend/SP_A0288.jpg)

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Post by: sweetbeats on January 08, 2009, 10:22 PM

 :smitten: :LolLolLolLol:

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Post by: pkradman on January 08, 2009, 10:32 PM

hmm .must skuttle off and check what ive got on mine !!  :2funny: ::)

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Post by: fouronethreeoh! on January 09, 2009, 08:00 AM

Always liked the Hatta mx100, the kongo sealed ones are quite useless.
Also had a tange 125, no denying the quality there.

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Post by: Mattdub on January 09, 2009, 08:32 AM

For a show bike - Tange MX5 no contest .
(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v201/Mattdub/TangeMX5adFeb81.jpg)

For riding , Epoch then MX2/Beartrap 2 .

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Post by: thecrooch on January 09, 2009, 08:46 AM

Used a Beartrap 2 for the last year and havent had to tighten it once.

agree not the best looking one but they do work!  wish id had one BITD - seemed to remember spending half the time tightening them up!

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Post by: thecrooch on January 09, 2009, 10:38 AM

ive got one on my Park toilet roll holder  :LolLolLolLol: (only the best in my loo)

TBH they are a bit new school to put on a TA - IMHO but then is yours a repro one Glen?  dont suppose those rules apply in that case!

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Post by: thecrooch on January 09, 2009, 11:31 AM

Go for it then! I've used them on my MTB's for years and they last for ever.
Go here for the best and cheapest service. Free international shipping as well.
www.aspirevelotech.com licensed CK dealers.
Make sure you order the correct bmx one as they are different to the 1" ones listed.
So you coming on sunday then?
 

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Post by: japanbmx on January 09, 2009, 07:10 PM

Quote from: Mattdub on January 09, 2009, 08:32 AM

For a show bike - Tange MX5 no contest .
(http://)(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v201/Mattdub/TangeMX5adFeb81.jpg)

For riding , Epoch then MX2/Beartrap 2 .

yep that is the shait im talking about!  :4_17_5:

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Post by: teamsano on January 09, 2009, 10:11 PM

epoch with the plastic cover.

in green.

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Post by: moley on January 09, 2009, 10:25 PM

Is the Epoch the same as the GT Power Series/FSA Headset?

The one with the spring to stop the headset coming loose!!

I fitted mine!!

And I haven't adjusted it since!!  :daumenhoch:

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Post by: ron burgundy on January 09, 2009, 11:02 PM

Beartrap... every thing else is for Liberace.

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Post by: gossa on January 09, 2009, 11:24 PM

Nicest headset by far, Campagnolo, only hitch is you have to have a VDC for it to fit!