[Wa-Aw]

I'm so fast that I need a 40 degree head angle. Will this work? The angled cups seem to be a bit shallower, but structurally that seems to be the only difference. Is the gimble as free to rotate in the angled cup?





PS. This thread shall not be about how sucky the angleset is. Mine works fine. Suck it!

 

[EVIL JN]

I have runned the -1 and -1.5 cups for most of the season with no prob. It maybe wears the bearings a bit fasters as mine have become a little loose, not much but its noticeable. Compared to how long my others bikes headsets that is.

 

[p-spec]

is this again for real.

 

[Wa-Aw]

It's for real. I'm on an uzzi and on the -1.5 cup now, but I like the bike in the shortest chainstay g3 position and the 7.5" travel position. Unfortunately these geo adjustments also make the bike a lot steeper, 67-67.5 without the -1.5 cup i think. Also has a 14+ BB.

And just eyeballing it, the bike would look just right if it was a little slacker!

 

[Sandwich]

Yes, some people have done it with success though I have not tried it. It should work, and others have had success with it in practice, YMMV and of course if you die it's your own fault.

In theory you could go -3* with two -1.5* cups...

 

[was?]

offset shock bushings might do the trick.