Re: [CR]Pista and road headset

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Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 11:42:50 -0800 (PST)
From: "Tom Dalton" <tom_s_dalton@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Pista and road headset
To: Tom Hayes <hayesbikes@nls.net>
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <3.0.6.32.20011101102205.007c2910@nls.net>


Tom

I believe the pista has a lower overall stack height as well as a lower stack for the bottom half. The latter issue is, in theory, significant because it lowers the front end of the bike by a mm or two. I say "in theory" because I imagine the alterations in effective head tube angle, BB height, etc to be absolutely trivial. Nevertheless, I have heard people make an issue of it.

Oh yeah, I think the Pista uses 5/32" balls like the GS, rather than the 3/16" balls of the NR and SR. I guess that's how they reduce the lower stack.


--- Tom Hayes wrote:


> What is the difference between a NR Pista headset
> and a regular NR headset?
> Never having handled nor seen other than pictures a
> NR pista headset is
> the difference between the two related to threading
> (assuming both English
> threaded), related to the less severe pounding a
> headset takes on a track,
> or weight, or what?
>
> thank you.
>
> Cheers.
>
> Tom
> Tom Hayes
> 18585 Munn Road
> Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44023
> hayes@jcu.edu
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