Road Cycling - Threaded to Unthreaded Conversion Price?

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Phatman
10-06-02, 10:47 AM
I have an older Bianchi with a threaded headest assembly, and i was thinking about changing it to unthreaded, because i saw a pretty nice unthreaded fork for cheap. However, I have heard that headest conversions can be pricy. What can i expect to pay, JUST FOR the headest conversion? (from threaded to unthreaded)

usnagent007
10-06-02, 11:45 AM
not sure, but...

an adapter can be had for about $10 here (http://www.tri-zone.com/Catalog/BikeIndex.html) .
http://www.tri-zone.com/Catalog/images/products/BigPFStemAdapter.jpg
mike
10-06-02, 11:49 AM
Contact Rainman on the forums. He has done this several times and knows how to do it good AND cheap.

pokey
10-06-02, 12:05 PM
That friggin adapter only allows one to use a threadless type stem in an otherwise threaded sysrtem. You need the threadless fork with the right steerer diameter for your headtube,threadless headset and a threadless stem. What you pay depends on if you buy good stuff or junk and have to have some do the work of removing old HS, insttalling new stuff and adjusting it.
Phatman
10-06-02, 12:49 PM
what if i got low-end stuff, and had a LBS install it...what then?
pokey
10-06-02, 01:55 PM
What then??......low end,bottom of the barrel is not worth wasting time with. what do you really plan to gain anyway?
usnagent007
10-06-02, 05:04 PM
pokey, why so uncivil? your good advice becomes sour that way