Riding last Saturday, my bike developed a persistent rattling/creaking. I suspected my CK bearing cap and swapped it to no avail.
Pull the front end apart and the lower cup all but falls out of the frame; its only snug enough fit to keep it in place, but will pull out by hand with little to no effort.
I am considering buying a used CK Steelset and just using the lower cup (a friend has one 'laying around'), but wanted to see what other options the Monkeys can suggest.
I cleaned the cup and headtube and pushed the cup back in with a nice coat of Blue loctite, then put the front together slightly overtight for the past 12 hours. I have been banging on it and twisting it and it is solid, however a few runs down ripper/slayer/bmw/stalker at Diablo (I love those rocks!) and a 170mm 66 can likely issue alot more abuse than I can test.
I am probably going to skip DH this week and find some gnartastic AM, since I need to up the CV anyway, so just a refocus..
YES! I know CK headsets are the bane of many a long travel bike, this will be my last one - I am switching to CC 110 for next build, but it wont help in this case.
QUick Q's
1 - What is insertion depth of a CK NoThreadset 1-1/8"
2 - Same for FSA Pig DH Pro
3 - What about Diabolous (and is it still made? cant find on RF site, so assume no more)
4 - Any opinions on a retainer compound or other? Do you think the blue will hold up?
waaah - 260 on a 4 yo frame - dont wanna shell out $$ (that is otherwise A-OK, seen a lot fewer days than some get in 1 season)
Pull the front end apart and the lower cup all but falls out of the frame; its only snug enough fit to keep it in place, but will pull out by hand with little to no effort.
I am considering buying a used CK Steelset and just using the lower cup (a friend has one 'laying around'), but wanted to see what other options the Monkeys can suggest.
I cleaned the cup and headtube and pushed the cup back in with a nice coat of Blue loctite, then put the front together slightly overtight for the past 12 hours. I have been banging on it and twisting it and it is solid, however a few runs down ripper/slayer/bmw/stalker at Diablo (I love those rocks!) and a 170mm 66 can likely issue alot more abuse than I can test.
I am probably going to skip DH this week and find some gnartastic AM, since I need to up the CV anyway, so just a refocus..
YES! I know CK headsets are the bane of many a long travel bike, this will be my last one - I am switching to CC 110 for next build, but it wont help in this case.
QUick Q's
1 - What is insertion depth of a CK NoThreadset 1-1/8"
2 - Same for FSA Pig DH Pro
3 - What about Diabolous (and is it still made? cant find on RF site, so assume no more)
4 - Any opinions on a retainer compound or other? Do you think the blue will hold up?
waaah - 260 on a 4 yo frame - dont wanna shell out $$ (that is otherwise A-OK, seen a lot fewer days than some get in 1 season)