Headset Dilemma, Advice Sought

shm_uk
shm_uk Posts: 683
edited July 2011 in MTB workshop & tech
The scenario is:

a. Ragley mmmBop frame
ii. Superstar Grande Bambino headset (1.5-1.125 reducer)
3. Fox 36 Float forks

The dilemma is, it looks like the above setup will result in the adjuster knobs on the fork stanchion tops will contact the frame down tube due to the very low atack height of the headset.

Is there any way I can resolve this? (i.e. spacers to increase the stack height by a couple of mm?)

Or do I just return the headset & buy a different one?

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  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    No spacer available at the bottom (oversite as a 10mm spacer/adapter would be a great way of tweaking front end height!).

    Can you get an alternate headset with a bigger stack height?

    Simon
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    you need this headset

    http://superstar.tibolts.co.uk/product_ ... cts_id=426

    or just the bottom set up.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • shm_uk
    shm_uk Posts: 683
    dammit, looks like I bought the wrong headset :)

    Cheers nicklouse

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