Hope Tapered Headset, too big for frame!

MYGAYCAT

Hope someone can shed some light on this

I went to my LBS to buy a hope tapered headset to fit my Kona Dawg 2010 but the bottom cup was far too big! Anybody else had a similar problem?

Can anyone recomend a good zero stack tapered headset?

Cheers for your help

peter413

You get different sizes, are you sure it's the right one

MYGAYCAT

What do you mean by different sizes?

Frame is 1.5 to 1.125

I though all tapered headtubes were the same

nicklouse

how do you mean too big?

your old one is a 49mm external bearings? and the new is a 55mm internal one?

get the correct fitting one.

jj1048

MYGAYCAT wrote:

Hope someone can shed some light on this

I went to my LBS to buy a hope tapered headset to fit my Kona Dawg 2010 but the bottom cup was far too big! Anybody else had a similar problem?

Can anyone recomend a good zero stack tapered headset?

Cheers for your help

Are you sure the bottom cup is zero stack? Got any pics?

MYGAYCAT

Got the frame bare so no point of reference

The bottom cup was pretty much the same size as the bottom of the head tube, ie it was never gonna fit!

nicklouse

measure the frame then.

jj1048

Some tapered head tubes have a zero stack upper and external lower, like this:

http://www.leisurelakesbikes.com/product/fsagravitydxprotaperedheadset.aspx?&id=13311

MYGAYCAT

Cheers for the posts

I thought that all tapered headtubes were at the same standard, obviously not! That'd be far too easy!

Best keep shopping

alexj2233

If you look at a built up frame then the headset appears to be the same as the one jj1048 posted earlier.

Andy!

any of these new superstar tapered ones any use? http://superstar.tibolts.co.uk/index.php?cPath=25

Ordered myself an external lower bearing one last week. They have a link to the standards on the description page.