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Ian Szekeres
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I really would like to use a quill stem on my newly purchased bike, unfortunately it uses a
threadless headset system. Since I am just starting to ride again after 10 years, I would like to be
able to experiment some with my handlebar height.
Looking through past messages, I found the following:
>There's a company that sells 1" threadless headsets (G-Force) that attach entirely externally,
>allowing you to keep your threadless fork and install a conventional stem.
and this off Sheldon's site:
>The YST "GeForce" headset has a collar which slips over the steerer, and is
clamped to it with a >binder bolt near the top of the collar. The outside of this collar is
threaded, and the upper bearing >race screws onto these threads. The upper race assembly is fitted
with a binder bolt that clamps it
>tight onto these threads when the desired adjustment has been attained.
Looking at the current YST site:
http://www.yst-corp.com.tw/bycicle2.htm
yields little information for me, unfortunately. Granted, I am using a 1-1/8 headset and the post
referenced was a couple years old.
It seems as though I should be able to find some sort of locking collar to keep my current headset
compressed together, knock out the star fangled nut, and assuming the steerer tube is a consistant
thickness and not butted, simply slide a 25.4 stem into the steerer.
I am currently using a threadless riser, and while it does let me adjust the height, It seems like a
real kludge. I miss my old stem
Any advice would be appreciated
--ian
threadless headset system. Since I am just starting to ride again after 10 years, I would like to be
able to experiment some with my handlebar height.
Looking through past messages, I found the following:
>There's a company that sells 1" threadless headsets (G-Force) that attach entirely externally,
>allowing you to keep your threadless fork and install a conventional stem.
and this off Sheldon's site:
>The YST "GeForce" headset has a collar which slips over the steerer, and is
clamped to it with a >binder bolt near the top of the collar. The outside of this collar is
threaded, and the upper bearing >race screws onto these threads. The upper race assembly is fitted
with a binder bolt that clamps it
>tight onto these threads when the desired adjustment has been attained.
Looking at the current YST site:
http://www.yst-corp.com.tw/bycicle2.htm
yields little information for me, unfortunately. Granted, I am using a 1-1/8 headset and the post
referenced was a couple years old.
It seems as though I should be able to find some sort of locking collar to keep my current headset
compressed together, knock out the star fangled nut, and assuming the steerer tube is a consistant
thickness and not butted, simply slide a 25.4 stem into the steerer.
I am currently using a threadless riser, and while it does let me adjust the height, It seems like a
real kludge. I miss my old stem
Any advice would be appreciated
--ian