Headsets

A bicycle’s headset enables the front wheel to be rotated left and right so the bike can be steered.

road bike headset

A cyclist pedals through a humid August morning, right into several hours of torrential rain.  Muddy slush shoots up from the tires, soaking the handlebars, stem, and headset . . . grit gets in under dust covers (designed to keep dust at bay and not liquid gravel) then into his road bike’s headset bearings. During […]

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Headset Press Rod or Shaft

A headset press is used to press bearing cups—that take caged bearings or sealed bearings—into the top and bottom of the head tube. The headset’s other components then slot into place over and around the (threaded or unthreaded) fork steerer. A headset press used to be one of the most important tools on the shelf.

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alloy steering tube connection to forks

The steering tube or steerer, connects the handlebars to the fork blades. The steering tubes of a modern mass-produced fork are of a fixed length. Each is cut to fit a particular bike during assembly. Steerers are either alloy or carbon, and the technique for cutting and installing either the star nut or expander —

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A bike frame is a complex of variously shaped tubes, and the angle of those tubes to each other mainly determines how a bike handles on the road or trail. The head tube is not the most important of the tubes (top, down, seat, chain/seat stays); but there is none more important. Over the past century of frame

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The sealed bearing headset is the most common type of headset in use on most types of bikes these days. We examine this headset’s technical features through showing how to convert a headset with caged (or loose) bearings into a sealed bearing headset the key points to note when installing an integrated headset The procedure

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mtb headset parts laid out ready to assemble

Welcome to the most detailed guide to the modern mtb headset available online—or offline. You’ll: CONTENTS How Does an MTB Headset Work?MTB Headset Parts — What’s inside?Remove, Replace, Install MTB HeadsetHeadset ToolsWhy is My Headset Loose? HOW DOES AN MTB HEADSET WORK? It allows your front ‘end’ ie. handlebars, fork and wheel to turn to

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Install Compression Ring

This article is a detailed exploration of internal cable routing which is now common on mid-end bikes and standard on high-end bikes. The questions covered include: Is Internal Cable Routing Better? Internal Cable Routing Handlebars Internal Cable Routing Headset — Universal design (for OEM,ODM) Internal Cable Routing Headset INSTALLATION WHAT IS INTERNAL CABLE ROUTING? Internal

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Deda Elementi stem

In this post, we take a detailed look at removing and installing a threaded headset. We demonstrate how to use the special tools you need to easily remove and install a threaded headset without damaging a bike’s head tube or the headset itself. CONTENTS What is a Threaded Headset?How Does a Threaded Headset Work?Can I

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Knock Block Bearing Cup Dustcover

Here’s how to enjoy the benefits of Knock Block functionality without the hassle of having to fit a special stem or install too many bits and pieces. We’ve come up with a simple integrated headset solution to block those knocks—Patent Pending 108203231. Everything is explained in the video. But we have also provided the details

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