FINNEY1973
Senior Retro Guru
Just sat in the corner with my dunces hat on...
Am currently stripping a 70's frame (some variant of 531 tubing) and am on the look-out for a new headset as the one on the frame is the ugliest thing i've seen and is black - I need shiny silver. It's YST and should be English in terms of thread as it's from a UK frame builder?
However, I don't understand all the variants? The top of rubber headset housing :facepalm: says Ø 22.2. What part of the headset does this refer to?
The inner Ø of the headtube is 30mm. The outer Ø of the bearings i've removed is 37mm though I assume this is relative to the cup size?
So I need from you guys pointers as to what I need to buy - (really want it to be Campag Strada / Record / Super from the late 70's). Does the above information mean I can get what I want or does the existing headset spec mean I need to be looking at other headsets?
Hope this makes sense
Am currently stripping a 70's frame (some variant of 531 tubing) and am on the look-out for a new headset as the one on the frame is the ugliest thing i've seen and is black - I need shiny silver. It's YST and should be English in terms of thread as it's from a UK frame builder?
However, I don't understand all the variants? The top of rubber headset housing :facepalm: says Ø 22.2. What part of the headset does this refer to?
The inner Ø of the headtube is 30mm. The outer Ø of the bearings i've removed is 37mm though I assume this is relative to the cup size?
So I need from you guys pointers as to what I need to buy - (really want it to be Campag Strada / Record / Super from the late 70's). Does the above information mean I can get what I want or does the existing headset spec mean I need to be looking at other headsets?
Hope this makes sense