Re: [CR] Headset ID

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From: "Robbins Peek" <rpeek@netwiz.net>
Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 08:16:15 -0700
To: CR discussion list <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR] Headset ID


On May 31, 2010, at 7:48 AM, Matthew 'Devotion' Bowne wrote:
>
> I don't see any markings on this headset and am unfamiliar with it.
> Can anyone tell me who made it and approximately when it might have
> been available?
>
> http://www.wooljersey.com/gallery/Devotion/OddsEnds/
> IMG_0421.JPG.html
>
> Muchas Gracias!
> Matthew Bowne
> Greenpoint,Brooklyn, Nowy Jork
>

That headset looks very much like early Chris King (1980's) sealed bearing. If so, the top nut should be lightly engraved with "KING SEALED BEARING".

Regards,
Robbins Peek
San Francisco, CA USA