Re: [CR]Campagnolo Headset (NR) Race Question....

(Example: Framebuilding:Tubing)

From: Donald Gillies <gillies@cs.ubc.ca>
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 14:36:27 -0800 (PST)
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Campagnolo Headset (NR) Race Question....

Last time i bought a lower headset race it was victory/triomphe for my nuovo record headset. The victor/triomphe is an exact replacement and tight fit with the right stack height. The NR race bottom outside is rounded (like on a sphere, like both tange/campy in the picture) and a victory/triomphe has a lower "skirt" where it goes vertical for about 1 mm, hitting the fork crown at a 90 degree angle.

Renaissance-Cycles sells NOS headset pieces .. that's where i got mine .. might want to email them because what's on their web site is not always what's available.

If you have a pitted crown race there's a chance of refreshing it by "lapping" the headset (running the race with some abrasives inside) and then using loose balls.

- Don Gillies
San Diego, CA