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Originally Posted by aballas
okay...i checked on it and it seems that the headset that came with it should be 1 1/8"

so do I just need to get a 1 1/8 threadless headset??

I think the fork is only 1" though...so should i go through the trouble to get a shim for it? or should I just look for another fork?
A 1 1/8" threadless headset should be all you need (other then a stem). On the fork, measure it. Or take it with you when you buy the headset. If it is a 1", I'd get a new fork since shimming and adapting a 1" to a 1 1/8" can be done but it requires a lot of futzing that you might not want to do.
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