Hybrid Intergrated Headset Advice.

reaperactual

Long story short. Bought my Buddy a Vitus mtb recently, it was stolen from his workplace yesterday. He's got a spare hybrid bike which I'm fixing with new forks (straight steerer tube) and a new headset.

Hybrid has been stored outside, all seized up so headset is toast as practically destroyed it to get the forks out.

This is my first time dealing with an intergrated headset. Internal headtube measures (just under) 42mm at the top, 52mm at the bottom. Current bearings are the cartridge type I guess, but they fell apart on removal.

Top section:-








Bottom section minus a race still in headtube:-





Could anyone confirm that this would be a suitable replacement regarding mainly the 45° shamfered angles (i.e. maybe the 45° angle is standard/common)? The races are in such a bad state I can't identify any etched dimensions on the sides to confirm for sure.



https://www.chainreactioncycles.com/brand-x-integrated-is42-is52-tapered-headset/rp-prod208219


Thanks for any help, advice (and/or confirmation if possible).

davidof

This may help

https://canecreek.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/canecreek-shis-poster.pdf

(from bobones in another thread).

Determine what your headset is then search for it.

reaperactual

Thanks for the reply @davidof, appreciated.

Yeah done a few headsets in the past but they were all the semi intergrated type.

Since I posted I have been trying to determine the correct replacement. Removed the outer race that was stuck, can't make out the code on that either so measured all the dimensions. I found out the one in the previous link is for a tapered steerer, not a straight one.

Gonna have to take an educated guess about the outer angles, they 'look' like about 45 degrees.

Had to order a Suntour fork fast, seems like it was the only one left in existence that would be a close suitable replacement.

Also ordered this headset which I'm pretty confident will be the right one, fingers crossed:-

https://www.amazon.co.uk/xiegons0-Tapered-Bicycle-Straight-Integrated/dp/B089QJCCWM/ref=mp_s_a_1_18?keywords=Integrated+Headset&qid=1655371558&sr=8-18

reaperactual

Update:

All done, everything fits. Thanks! 😎

davidof

Great, well done. Sorry the forum couldn't answer your question directly.

reaperactual

Hey no worries Pal.

It was an unusual one I suppose and I'll know for next time.

Thanks @davidof. 😎👍