Headset help needed

robjdixon

Hi
I'm thinking of building up a bike from a frame, and I'm pretty certain on everything except the headset. I was looking at this frame on ebay, and it says that it comes with the headset. It appears to me that there is no top cap, as seen on the picture below. Am I missing something, or is that missing?

Frame:


Headset:


Thanks
Rob

nicklouse

it uses an internal/zerostack headset so you cant see the cups.

supersonic

Forgive me if I misunderstood, but at the right hand side is says 'top cap and bolt'! It is screwed into the star nut.

nicklouse

Also the top cap is not always part of a headset. as you can use other things.

robjdixon

Thanks for the answers guys, and sorry for the stupid questions, but I have one more. Effectively, I would need a top cap, and a bolt?

Sorry about this, it just confuses me a lot!!

supersonic

Can you provide the ebay link? In the top pic I see no evidence of any headset, though I assume he will put the bits in a bag.

The bottom pic shows a headset with the top cap and bolt!

nicklouse

paul if you look in the top pic you will see a zip tie hold in all the parts in place. As it is internal you will not see them.

Bottom pic is parktools

robjdixon
maybe, it depends if you want to use one or another means of preloading the headset. If your fork has a star nut fitted then maybe you may need to buy a top cap an bolt.

if not then you can use something else.

supersonic

Aha, I understand better now! thought it was a crack in the pavement ;-)