FSA Orbit XL II

[Steven Templeto]

needing a new headset for my bike - old tange crappy one has finally bit the dust.

Any opinions on this FSA one ? I've found it for around £25 online in the UK which works out around
40 dollars. Is this a good price?

Also my stem is an ART 88mm 22 degreee rise which is only 2 bolt so it creaks and also scores my
fork steerer so I'm thinking of getting a 4 bolt club roost Ibeam 105mm 10 degree rise for £14 ( 20
dollars ). Is this a good price, and will i find it too streched out compared to my old ART stem.

Thanks in advance guys

 

[Fred Hinkson]

GO for it.

MTB Ride hard die free.

 

[Anthony Sloan]

Steven Templeton wrote:

>needing a new headset for my bike - old tange crappy one has finally bit the dust.
>
>Any opinions on this FSA one ? I've found it for around £25 online in the UK which works out around
>40 dollars. Is this a good price?
>
>Also my stem is an ART 88mm 22 degreee rise which is only 2 bolt so it creaks and also scores my
>fork steerer so I'm thinking of getting a 4 bolt club roost Ibeam 105mm 10 degree rise for £14 ( 20
>dollars ). Is this a good price, and will i find it too streched out compared to my old ART stem.
>
>Thanks in advance guys
>
>
>
>
Best headset for the money, in my opinion. That seems a decent price too.

A

 

[Julian]

it's a very good headset. have done many thousands of miles with one, not a single problem. £25 is a
very good price.

"Steven Templeton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> needing a new headset for my bike - old tange crappy one has finally bit
the
> dust.
>
> Any opinions on this FSA one ? I've found it for around £25 online in the
UK
> which works out around 40 dollars. Is this a good price?
>
> Also my stem is an ART 88mm 22 degreee rise which is only 2 bolt so it creaks and also scores my
> fork steerer so I'm thinking of getting a 4 bolt club roost Ibeam 105mm 10 degree rise for £14 (
> 20 dollars ). Is this a
good
> price, and will i find it too streched out compared to my old ART stem.
>
> Thanks in advance guys

 

[Shaun Rimmer]

Steven Templeton <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> needing a new headset for my bike - old tange crappy one has finally bit
the
> dust.
>
> Any opinions on this FSA one ? I've found it for around £25 online in the
UK
> which works out around 40 dollars. Is this a good price?
>
> Also my stem is an ART 88mm 22 degreee rise which is only 2 bolt so it creaks and also scores my
> fork steerer so I'm thinking of getting a 4 bolt club roost Ibeam 105mm 10 degree rise for £14 (
> 20 dollars ). Is this a
good
> price, and will i find it too streched out compared to my old ART stem.
>
> Thanks in advance guys

Bog standard FSA Orbit served me well for 1500 or so miles, even when I managed to get water forced
into it and the grease got rusty (it was like that for about a month), just opened it, cleaned it,
re-greased and set it all back up, no worries.

Shaun aRe - Sometimes clumsy with the jet-wash. Ahem.