FSA Campy 45 headsets...what does the cap size mean?
tomstickland
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I've got a 2011 Specialized Camber comp with an FSA headset.
Obtaining the bearings for it was a real problem - people kept selling me 45 degree campy bearings that didn't have a large enough chamfer on them.
In the end I bought a headset on Chain Reaction.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=9069
I couldn't work out what the top cap options were so I went for the 8mm to see what would arrive.
The bearings fitted but some of the spacers didn't.
I've just ordered a 15mm top cap version and will see what happens with that.
Any better ideas? I don't understand why obtaining bearings for this is so complicated.
Obtaining the bearings for it was a real problem - people kept selling me 45 degree campy bearings that didn't have a large enough chamfer on them.
In the end I bought a headset on Chain Reaction.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=9069
I couldn't work out what the top cap options were so I went for the 8mm to see what would arrive.
The bearings fitted but some of the spacers didn't.
I've just ordered a 15mm top cap version and will see what happens with that.
Any better ideas? I don't understand why obtaining bearings for this is so complicated.
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The dimension refers to the height of the top cap, so the 15mm is like having the 8mm plus a 7mm spacer. 8mm is about the slimmest you can get. fWIW there's only one type of Campagnolo bearing standard.Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..0
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Yep, Campag Hiddenset is a unique set up (sometimes called Italian standard, or IS42), so must be used with the right bearings.0
