Headset logo direction.

[sancho]

Just wondering which direction people usually orient the headset during installation: logo (Shimano XT) facing the front of the bike or on the side?

 

[lewis1641]

Definately to the side

 

[Jamiedyer]

Front

Front usually for me.
I just fitted a Ritchey wcs top cover had Ritchey to the front and bottom had WCS to front. Worked in a bike shop for a while and most people when asked answered without hesitation, meaning it had already been thought about and decided.
Always to the front
Jamie

 

[lewis1641]

You are so wrong. Ritchey to one side, wcs to the other. It's the law

 

[manitou916]

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[MCsanandreas]

to the side,not hidden by the stem then?

 

[ti-fat-man]

ok then what about a king headset cup install...

1. king facing the front top and bottom

2. king either side to the centre line, top and bottom

3. king either side top and facing front bottom

4. i even ran the cups 'upside down' on the Yo for a while!

5. no logo cups...no brainer

6. ti~king...next best option...

 

[longun]

short n sweet and hanging to the left................erm

sorry lol,to the side for me,but i put my hope spacers to the front cos theres only one logo

 

[Jamiedyer]

Wow

Wow!
How wrong can I be
Its something I have always done and when in the shop seemed to be the preferance.
Strange how something you generally take for granted as the way to do something, turns out is not the way the majority do it.
I wont be turning my latest Ritchey round, as it will probably look strange to me , though I will probably be looking at headsets now whenever I go for ride
Could it be from my roadie background?
(thats road rider background, not boozed, drugged up helper of the band)
Thanks
Jamie

 

[the great roberto]

Not an issue with a king or Hope headset.Just make sure the top and bottom match...