[CR] Fw: Purpose of a Track Headset ??

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From: "KRISTER KATSOGIANNOS" <katten@msn.com>
To: classicrenezvous <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:30:33 -0600
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Subject: [CR] Fw: Purpose of a Track Headset ??


A funny fact is that in the 17a catalog the super record track group the headset code is 4141 but has the apperance of the regular super record road headset 4041 could be a typo

Krister Katsogiannos
San Antonio TX


----- Original Message -----
From: Thomas Dockery
To: gillies@ece.ubc.ca
Bike
Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 7:52 PM
Subject: Re: [CR] Purpose of a Track Headset ??


I seem to recall the design logic was associated with the use of loose ball bearings and its larger contact surface/points. Some how this made for a m ore robust design for the track. This answer was given me when I was consi dering a SR HS on my track bike back in 1981. I ended up taking this advice but not sure I would do it again.

Tom Dockery Los Altos, CA, USA> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org<mailto:classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>> Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:42:36 -0800> From: gillies@ece.ubc.ca<mailto:gillies@ece.ubc.ca>> Subject: [CR] Purpose o f a Track Headset ??> > What is the purpose of a campagnolo track headset ? ? I mean really,> if you want the stack height to be 5 mm lower, why no t just chop off 5> mm from the head tube ?? Are you saying that campagnolo made a> headset just to create some extra clearance on the 18.5" framesize and> everyoned adopted it on all frame sizes by mistake ?? Has anyone else> ever produced a 'track specific' headset? It only counts as 'track> specif ic' if you offer a road model as well ... (sorry, Hatta ...)> > I receive d a track frame recently with a nuovo record headset and> campagnolo track BB installed. The catalogue clearly shows a track> headset installed, but I am wondering if perhaps the nuovo record> headset might have been the ac tual original equipment.> > - Don Gillies> San Diego, CA, > ___________ ____________________________________> Classicrendezvous mailing list> Class icrendezvous@bikelist.org<mailto:icrendezvous@bikelist.org>> http://www.bikelist.org/mailman/listinfo/classic<http://www.bikelist.org/ mailman/listinfo/classic> rendezvous

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