Re: [CR] headset thread help

(Example: Framebuilders:Tony Beek)

Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2011 23:05:03 -0600
From: "John Thompson" <johndthompson@gmail.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
References: <AANLkTi=tjXBnBa9cnnHcgfOAfVtpWRA96YNk7Euu+Xr1@mail.gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [CR] headset thread help


On 01/29/2011 10:54 PM, Jerry Hirsch wrote:
> I have just taken delivery of a Zeus frame I am going to restore. It came
> with an old steel headset that I want to replace with a Zeus headset. How
> do I determine what type of threading the new headset should be? Thank you.

Many Zeus frames were metric thread, and it is quite likely that your frame will need a metric thread (25.0mm x 1.0mm) headset.

If you cannot thread a standard 1" x 24tpi cup onto the fork, that indicates you will need a metric headset.

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