legal crap i think. It gives you more options anyways.Why doesn't e-13 add something with bearings to theirs I wonder?
legal crap i think. It gives you more options anyways.Why doesn't e-13 add something with bearings to theirs I wonder?
another option would be to use the high crowns...got the same issue when installing my 888 on my L v10 and had to order a high upper crown and issue solved.I am bummed. I just got my new 888wc and the reducers and king headset don't fit the stack of the fork for my intense uzzi vpx. I am assuming the only real option now is e13 zero stack reducers, but what headset to put in them? Any thoughts or suggestions welcome.
That Syncros headset is nifty but is heavy as all get out. I had one around for a while and no one was willing to try it out b/c of the weight.I just put the new Syncros FBI headset on...
Patents & licensing.Why doesn't e-13 add something with bearings to theirs I wonder?
I'd be curious as to where you've gleamed your info to base your allegations on. I have been to the FSA factory. I've met the owner on several occasions. If you don't like a company or a company's product that's one thing but to claim a company is using child labor with ZERO proof is flat out wrong!I have run both FSA and the E.13 reducers on my Imperial. IMO, FSA is total crap, I will never ever use there products again. I have stripped 3 different FSA parts because of the soft aluminum they use. Their customer service is the only thing that is worse. They dont even make their own parts, they are made by 8 year old Taiwanese boys and FSA just puts their names on them.
coolio.
Yup, approached Cane Creek about it in 2002, e.thirteen was growing, and was denied, but I still hold out hope for the future.Patents & licensing.
I couldn't agree more FSA makes some of the nicest stuff in the world. I run their headsets/ bearings on almost every one of my bikes. Absolute top quality.I'd be curious as to where you've gleamed your info to base your allegations on. I have been to the FSA factory. I've met the owner on several occasions. If you don't like a company or a company's product that's one thing but to claim a company is using child labor with ZERO proof is flat out wrong!
btw...what companies product are you now using; lots of other companies actually source their headset and BB's thru FSA/TH.
-ska todd
That is where I looked.. the drawings just look crown-raceless...Plenty strong - no question.
The bearings that come with the HS are the same ones you would use if you bought the E13 cups. The crown race is cheaper and steel, but you can replace it later with an alloy one. Mostly you save $$ over e13 and get the same bearings anyway.
All the FSA stack heights include the crown race. Full dimmensions of all headsets located here: FSA_Headsetbook.pdf
I've also recently been running more and more FSA components, including headsets/bearings and couldn't be happier.I couldn't agree more FSA makes some of the nicest stuff in the world. I run their headsets/ bearings on almost every one of my bikes. Absolute top quality.
FSA sells most replacement parts on their web store, it is linked right off of the front page (black button up top). They have many crown races... split, non split, steel, stainless, and aluminum.davep, where doyou get the alloy one? i have always wondered where you can buy races without buying a headset. are the alloy ones stonger, lighter, both, neither?
But how do you strip a headset?I have run both FSA and the E.13 reducers on my Imperial. IMO, FSA is total crap, I will never ever use there products again. I have stripped 3 different FSA parts because of the soft aluminum they use.
I didn't get to feel the headset, because my boss put it on my bike when I was out of the shop but he said it was heavy as hell. My bottlerocket is now 42lbs and still gets up the hill, albeit a little bit slower. Got tired of pinching normal tubes, Heavy duty thorn resistant! only way to go.That Syncros headset is nifty but is heavy as all get out. I had one around for a while and no one was willing to try it out b/c of the weight.
-ska todd
not sure who stocks this HS..I did not have much luck with google... I would try go-ridecool. i found the parts sale page. however, where can you buy the z1.5r retail? i can find it as standard equipment on devinci and transition bikes, and available from uk stores. anyplace here in the usa sell these online or do i need to special order at the LBS?
There's nothing wrong mechanically without running the top cap, although the ones with the rubber lip do offer some minute sealing protection. I have run them both ways with good success.So i tore down my bottlerocket this winter to steal some parts fort he park bike, i am about to begin putting it back together and think i lost the top cap for my FSA bearings in my e.13 cups. What can i do, i thought i read that you dont even need the top cap, is this true?
Has anyone tried any type of fix for this? I am really looking for the low profile top cap that came with the bearing set...
Hey I am getting my shizzle together today and will probably...not need my top cap. If you still need one and I don't need it I will give it to you. I will let you know for sure tonight after I get the 888's on....YEAH!!So i tore down my bottlerocket this winter to steal some parts fort he park bike, i am about to begin putting it back together and think i lost the top cap for my FSA bearings in my e.13 cups. What can i do, i thought i read that you dont even need the top cap, is this true?
Has anyone tried any type of fix for this? I am really looking for the low profile top cap that came with the bearing set...
Dude, you would be the man! Let me know if you have an extra around...Hey I am getting my shizzle together today and will probably...not need my top cap. If you still need one and I don't need it I will give it to you. I will let you know for sure tonight after I get the 888's on....YEAH!!