1" stuff on 1 1/8" frame

[kaiser]

Anyone running 1" forks/headsets/stems stec on an 1 1/8" frame? How have you done it? Does it look weird? Shims or devo headset? Any problems?

 

[Merlin Boy]

Years ago i was riding my Gazelle titanium with headset spacers.
The Gazelle has a 1 1/8 inch headtube and i was using a 1 inch Syncros stem and a 1 inch Tange Switchblades fork.

The spacers were small, so you have to look twice to see the difference.
It worked very well.

 

[kaiser]

Cheers buddy, bizarrely I'm wanting to use a syncros stem and anti gravity forks which are pretty much fancy switchblades.

 

[orange71]

I've used headset reducers and shims quite a bit, no problems.

 

[No Longer Registered]

I used all the 1inch stuff off my P7 on a Zaskar build usings some spacers called 'Shim Jims' many moons ago. All worked fine for years. The headset actually looks quite neat as the races are the same OD as the headtube.

 

[dbmtb]

The headset actually looks quite neat as the races are the same OD as the headtube.

I concur. Run my RC30s on my Dynatech using exactly the same system.

Only one thing - when time comes to remove the headset and ensure I leave the adaptors in the frame. Don't see that being possible and I can see a potential problem getting the headset out of the adapters. I hedged my bets and used a needle bearing headset so I wouldn't have to face this problem.

 

[orange71]

correct - actually I did have that problem :roll:

 

[kaiser]

Excellent stuff guys reckon I'll fit them before paint and look into a quality headset, probably a king

 

[yo-eddy]

Excellent stuff guys reckon I'll fit them before paint and look into a quality headset, probably a king

Shim´s work fine but if you intend to buy a King anyway than better buy a Devolution
http://www.chrisking.com/headsets/hds_devo.html

 

[kaiser]

Hmm good point :?