[kazlx]

Got a good deal on a Totem with a tapered steer tube so was trying to figure out my options for headsets...any suggestions?

Not looking to turn this into a discussion about the validity or reasoning behind manufacturing.

 

[RUFUS]

Cane Creek and soon Chris King.

I have heard really good things about the Cane Creek and I will be looking into one soon myself.

 

[4xBoy]

I agree with Rufus Cane creek would be my first choice then the soon to be released King model.

 

[kazlx]

Am I looking at the right one for the Cane Creek?

http://www.canecreek.com/component-headsets?product=frustum

Anybody sell these?

 

[in the trees]

Cane Creek is now offering separate top and lower headset cup assemblies to accommodate all the new options with tapered headtubes. They will "build" a headset for what you need. All the new options can make your head spin - so much for industry standardization again.

Also, Gravity (FSA) is making a few options.

toby

 

[kazlx]

Cane Creek is now offering separate top and lower headset cup assemblies to accommodate all the new options with tapered headtubes. They will "build" a headset for what you need. All the new options can make your head spin - so much for industry standardization again.

Also, Gravity (FSA) is making a few options.

toby

Can you buy stuff directly from CC or do you need to go through a dealer?

 

[in the trees]

Can you buy stuff directly from CC or do you need to go through a dealer?

Call them up directly.

toby

 

[DirtyMike]

Cane Creek is now offering separate top and lower headset cup assemblies to accommodate all the new options with tapered headtubes. They will "build" a headset for what you need. All the new options can make your head spin - so much for industry standardization again.

Also, Gravity (FSA) is making a few options.

toby

The Gravity's are backordered currently. If you want that one, youll need to find a shop with it in stock.

 

[RUFUS]

http://store.canecreek.com/products/productdetail/Frustum+Tapered+Steertube+1+1/2"+to+1+1/8"+Threadless+Headset/part_number=HSS2422/1739.0.1.1.18069.56213.0.0.0?

 

[kazlx]

http://store.canecreek.com/products/productdetail/Frustum+Tapered+Steertube+1+1/2"+to+1+1/8"+Threadless+Headset/part_number=HSS2422/1739.0.1.1.18069.56213.0.0.0?

Sweet thanks

 

[worship_mud]

24 bicycles.

 

[leprechaun]

First- double chech your frame. Is it regular 1 1/8 top and regular 1.5 bottom? Giant and Trek have some internal totally different tapered head tubes. If your bike is the first one i mentioned a King is allready available simply by asking for a combo headset of readily available parts.
Krispy

 

[kazlx]

First- double chech your frame. Is it regular 1 1/8 top and regular 1.5 bottom? Giant and Trek have some internal totally different tapered head tubes. If your bike is the first one i mentioned a King is allready available simply by asking for a combo headset of readily available parts.
Krispy

Its actually neither. It's a Knolly DT with a standard 1.5 headtube.

 

[leprechaun]

Ah! Well then you could do all sorts of things. You will need an external lower 1.5 cup, and you could put the upper bearing inside the headtube with an E 13 upper cup, or the upperhalf of a Cane Creek XXC Flush, or a reducer and put a regular 1 1/8 upper cup outside of the frame.

If you wanted it to look clean you could mix 2 Cane Creek headsets so it all matches.
(Double X lower cup, XXC Flush upper cup)
Or all King
(King 1.5 lower, some upper reducer, King 1 1/8 upper)