RE: [CR]Vintage headset questions

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From: "Ken Freeeman" <freesound@comcast.net>
To: <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: RE: [CR]Vintage headset questions
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 08:39:13 -0500
In-Reply-To: <42286282.8060205@new.rr.com>
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Thank you!

So if an A-9 is 40 mm (Barnett's says 40.7) and a Chorus is 41.2 (Barnett again) perhaps a Chorus would be a good choice. Is the maximum 1-to-2 mm difference if I use a Chorus acceptable, or do I need a closer match to the original size? Clearly I can use a shorter headset with added spacers.

Ken Freeman Ann Arbor, MI

-----Original Message----- From: John Thompson [mailto:JohnThompson@new.rr.com] Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 8:29 AM To: Ken Freeeman Cc: Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR]Vintage headset questions

Ken Freeeman wrote:
> What are the differences in stack height, design and quality between
> Campy Record, Nuovo Record, and Gran Sport headsets?
>
> Anyone know the stack height for a Stronglight B3 Delrin headset, OEM
> on some early '80s Treks? (I know, the pertinence of this one is
> debatable) I have to replace one.

It's the same as the A-9 alloy version: 40mm.
> Is there a Stronglight that I should look for as a replacement, but
> made of metal? It doesn't seem that all Stronglights had the same stack height.

An A-9 ought to work fine.

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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA