Have I bought a ringle headset?

[ishaw]

I have a suspicion I may have acquired a ringle headset. No pictures as yet as I've not received it yet but does anyone have any pics of theirs I can compare it to when I get it, or ways of identifying it?

It has no logos as far as I can tell but looks like one from what I can tell and a surf of google images.

Fingers crossed it is, but any help confirming gratefully received.

 

[matthew71]

i use to have one, but we need a pic.and i hope this thread dose not go to 5 pages before we see it

 

[kaiser]

Dark green slamma jamma looking thing on ebay? I though it was but not, sure the maching doesn't look as sharp as a Ringle. But its hard to tell.

 

[FluffyChicken]

I thought Ringle was etched-ish on them and removing it would make it obvious ?

http://mombat.org/MOMBAT/BikeHistoryPages/Ringle.html

 

[ishaw]

Dark green slamma jamma looking thing on ebay? I though it was but not, sure the maching doesn't look as sharp as a Ringle. But its hard to tell.

That's the one. Took a punt as it went cheap. If nothing else it's a 1 inch headset that I can put to use. The shape looked about right and the top cap looks like one I have from a stem. Could be a duff but I'll post pics when it arrives and open up the floor for debate.

 

[cornholio's RC200]

Elite504 is your man for everything Ringlé. He will probably be able to tell you about it.

 

[GT-Steve]

I thought Ringle was etched-ish on them and removing it would make it obvious ?

http://mombat.org/MOMBAT/BikeHistoryPages/Ringle.html

I agree, but pics should tell for sure..

 

[ishaw]

I only bought it because it was green but noticed the similarity in shape to the ringle one when looking for something else ringle related. As soon as it arrives pics will be posted, but in my years I've bike ownership I've not seen many headsets that shape.

 

[elite504]

I haven't see n the item you're referring to. The slamma jamma was available in five colours, Black, Silver, Blue, cool Green and Red Hot.
The cups should be marked. The races are sealed,similar to a king, but with a special one-off bearing containing twice as many balls as a king. The machining is "crisp".
I have seen some slammas on ebay (with a Ringlé engraved top-cop the old skool ones never had these), these are either knock-offs or later sun-Ringlé product of which I know comparatively little about.
Look through the first couple of pics, this should let you know what they look like and the details. Other pics show you the colours,

Black

Green

Purple

The only pic I have of Blue to hand is on one of my ARC AS/Lt's

The only pic I have of Silver to hand is in the bottom right of this little lot.

 

[stevetait]

Stop with the Ringle porn