RE: [CR]Was: Reman Part -- Now: Campy/Tange Headset

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From: "Ken Freeeman" <freesound@comcast.net>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: RE: [CR]Was: Reman Part -- Now: Campy/Tange Headset
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 07:25:23 -0500
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Regarding the Campy/Tange headset replacement. I was thinking of doing this until I noticed that the Tange is shorter than the Campy, and would lower the front of the bike by about 5 mm. Measuring the Tange Levin CDS from the crown race seating face to the lower fixed cup seating face, it's about 0.445 inches tall. Similar measurement for a Campy Nuovo Record, I get about .589 inches. Difference is about 3.7 mm. Is this enough to affect handling? Seems it should add to stability by increasing trail.

Ken Freeman Ann Arbor, MI

-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Adams Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 8:53 PM To: classic Rendezvous Subject: Re: [CR]If you could have one part remanufactured what would it be?

Two problem solvers needed:

Huret Jubilee adaptors for Campy drop outs. I bet you could sell a bunch of these but getting set up to manufacture them might be prohibitive.

Campy NR Pista headsets for steerer tubes cut too short. Especially needed when the frame had a Strada headset, you decide to run centerpulls and there's no room for the $%@! hanger because some knucklehead bobbed the steerer just as short as possible in the murky past. I know you can use a Tange, but it would be nice to be able to use a real Campy headset.

Tom Adams, Shrewsbury NJ

Bradley Woehl asks:

"If you could have one bike part remanufactured from pre 1984 what would = it be?"

Although this topic has come up in past discussions, I would like to = know your choice.

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