Donald Gillies wrote:
> My point was that the Tange Levin may be nicely made, but it appears
> to be the all-time winner as "most unsealed" headset in history. In
> the picture depicted by John Thompson, almost 50% of each ball bearing
> is visible from below the headset.
>
> http://www.os2.dhs.org/
>
> This is a recipe for early failure. If you use this headset, it seems
> that fenders would be an "absolute must", OR, you could use a campy
> crown race together with the levin headset - exactly the OPPOSITE of
> what people have been asking about in this forum.
Do please note, however, that the photo referenced above depicts a Levin crown race in a Campy cup, using 3/16" Campy balls. A Levin crown race in a Levin cup, using 5/32" Levin balls does not show this gap:
http://www.os2.dhs.org/
Moral of the story: mix 'n' match at your peril.
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John (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA