Headset stack height chart?

[Gary Jacobson]

Just finished putting together a nice "retro rocket", and
found that the fork steerer tube is kind of short. Is their
a list somewhere of headset stack heights? Or alternatively
does any one know of a headset for threaded steerer tubes
that have a low stack height? Retro would be nice, but not
necessary. As it is now the bike has a FSA headset, and it
is both out of place and the lock nut doesn't catch enough
steerer tube threads.

Thanks.

Gary Jacobson Rosendale, NY

 

[Frank121]

GJ,

The Excel catalog lists the stack height on a new Campy
Record and Chorus as
36.5mm, Shimano DuraAce and Ultegra as 37.6mm.

Frank

"Gary Jacobson" <[email protected]>
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> Just finished putting together a nice "retro rocket", and
> found that the fork steerer tube is kind of short. Is
> their a list somewhere of headset stack heights? Or
> alternatively does any one know of a headset for
threaded
> steerer tubes that have a low stack height? Retro would be
> nice, but not necessary. As it is now the bike has a FSA
> headset, and it is both out of place and the lock nut
> doesn't catch enough steerer tube threads.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Gary Jacobson Rosendale, NY

 

[Mark Hickey]

"Gary Jacobson" <[email protected]> wrote:

>Just finished putting together a nice "retro rocket", and
>found that the fork steerer tube is kind of short. Is their
>a list somewhere of headset stack heights? Or alternatively
>does any one know of a headset for threaded steerer tubes
>that have a low stack height? Retro would be nice, but not
>necessary. As it is now the bike has a FSA headset, and it
>is both out of place and the lock nut doesn't catch enough
>steerer tube threads.

If it's one of the current FSA 1" headsets, it's probably
pretty tall (they're listed as having a 42mm stack height).
Almost anything will be shorter than that. The contenders:
Ritchey Logic (33mm), Shimano road (37.5mm), Tange Seiki
headsets (33.4mm) and of course Campy headsets at a
relatively tall 38.5mm.

Mark Hickey Habanero Cycles http://www.habcycles.com Home of
the $695 ti frame

 

[Zog The Undenia]

Gary Jacobson wrote:

> Just finished putting together a nice "retro rocket", and
> found that the fork steerer tube is kind of short. Is
> their a list somewhere of headset stack heights? Or
> alternatively does any one know of a headset for threaded
> steerer tubes that have a low stack height? Retro would be
> nice, but not necessary. As it is now the bike has a FSA
> headset, and it is both out of place and the lock nut
> doesn't catch enough steerer tube threads.

The lowest I've ever come across are mid-1990s Shimano 105
headsets at 32mm. They're not especially durable or
attractive. The average nowadays is around 38mm, and given
the choice (on a new fork) I'd leave room for a 4mm spacer
so a wide range of headsets can be fitted - some
Stronglights are 42mm.

You could consider having a a longer steerer tube brazed in
at the next respray, which is about half the price of a good
quality pair of forks.