Which headset

fortyone
fortyone Posts: 166
in Road buying advice
Am trying to sort out a bike for a friend and noticed rust from the head tube. The headset needs replacing: current one is a Token threadless one, tapered 1 1/8 down to 1 1/5. The top part is normal sealed bearings at 45 degrees, but the bottom only has a plastic ball race (with rusty bearings which are replaceable). The inside of the head tube at the bottom is not angled and the bearings appear just to run on an inner surface, on top of the fork race that fits at the bottom. The whole lot should be replaced but I can't find anything similar on the internet and wonder if anyone can assist. Thank you

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  • Ov1
    Ov1 Posts: 6
    https://www.canecreek.com/products/bike-headset/

    the link might give you some insight and then look at FSA also
  • fortyone
    fortyone Posts: 166
    Many thanks for your comment - I looked further at the bottom race and decided that it must be removable: it was, and I knocked it out from the the inside down. Looking at the measurements, I ended up ordering a Deda IN 5 tapered headset (good price at £25.99), which should do the job.

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