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Steve Gravrock
Guest
I have an old mountain bike that I use as a winter commuter and that
I'm thinking of setting up as a year-round errand bike. It's held up
very well except for the headset. 150 miles of snow and slush did this:
<http://www.panix.com/~sdg/bike/crown-race.jpg>
I've repacked with hopefully more waterproof grease and I plan to
service it more frequently in the future, but there's a good chance that
I'll be feeding it a steady diet of headsets no matter what I do. Which
brings me to my question. Am I going to be able to get 1-1/8" threaded
headsets in the future? I see that QBP no longer lists any except for
STX headsets, which haven't been made in years as far as I know. I think
Tange headsets are still available but I don't know if those are NOS or
still in production. I'd rather not shell out for Chris King if I can
avoid it.
Can I continue buying headsets as needed, confident that they will still
be available, or should I stock up now?
Also, would I be any better off with a cartridge bearing headset like
the aforementioned STX?
I'm thinking of setting up as a year-round errand bike. It's held up
very well except for the headset. 150 miles of snow and slush did this:
<http://www.panix.com/~sdg/bike/crown-race.jpg>
I've repacked with hopefully more waterproof grease and I plan to
service it more frequently in the future, but there's a good chance that
I'll be feeding it a steady diet of headsets no matter what I do. Which
brings me to my question. Am I going to be able to get 1-1/8" threaded
headsets in the future? I see that QBP no longer lists any except for
STX headsets, which haven't been made in years as far as I know. I think
Tange headsets are still available but I don't know if those are NOS or
still in production. I'd rather not shell out for Chris King if I can
avoid it.
Can I continue buying headsets as needed, confident that they will still
be available, or should I stock up now?
Also, would I be any better off with a cartridge bearing headset like
the aforementioned STX?