Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - what do you call this part of the bike?

i want to find this Chrome part in black...just need to know what its called and if you know where to get them cheap let me know.

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m258/battsinsti/CIMG0067.jpg

Threaded headset, as opposed to a threadless headset.

http://store.citygrounds.com/store/product/1804/Tange-Seiki-CDS-1%22-Threaded-Headset-Black/

Read this before you buy anything that won't work with your current setup: http://sheldonbrown.com/headsets.html

To answer your question, that chrome thing is part of your headset.

Before buying one, you should determine if you need a JIS or ISO threaded headset. This bike stuff is tricky, huh?

why is the one in the link so much bigger then the one on my bike it almost looks 2x as tall?

There's a top and a bottom.

Before buying one, you should determine if you need a JIS or ISO threaded headset. This bike stuff is tricky, huh?

ya it is...thats why i find myself on the forums..making some good friend..thanks for the heads up.

Sheldon Brown's website will help you more than you can ever imagine.

p.s. if you don't know what it's called, you certainly don't have the tools necessary to install it, which means you either need a knowledgeable friend or an LBS, either of which can help you find a black headset.

If all else fails, there's always the rattle can...

p.s. if you don't know what it's called, you certainly don't have the tools necessary to install it, which means you either need a knowledgeable friend or an LBS, either of which can help you find a black headset.

oh, and this.

If all else fails, there's always the rattle can...
I was about the say the same thing...and I have a feeling that is exactly what he'll do.
Awesome sig. :D

well i do have a friend he is just not home atm. and i am getting all my parts in a stack ready to put on and after i put the first set of upgrade parts on i plan to then take it to a shop for a tune up....this face pays the bills i cant go messing it up. =)

this face pays the bills i cant go messing it up.

Solid gold.

peanut....what makes you think i would spay paint my bike..or any part..im going to go as fare as buy all new bolts that are anodized black for ****s sake...lady's dont like spray paint.

oh by the way after looking at the link i like 90% sure im ISO. thanks dudes!

My guess would be JIS. Unless you've taken a measurement of the inside of your old crown race using a caliper, you most likely won't know.

ya it must be jis. it is older low end bike just like it says. and i know thw quill is 22.2 so that takes it down to 4 then i know its not a raleigh or ital so it high or low end..so its jis. im 99% sure.

Is this bike, by any chance, a Centurion bike? I just bought one for $150, perfect unused condition, yesterday. It has similar hand-drawn decals similar to your picture. I'm going to convert it to fixed gear too.

no my bike is a concord. post some close of pics of your bike.

philasteve will teach you how to spraypaint

Spray painting your headset is such a poor idea.


Is this bike, by any chance, a Centurion bike? I just bought one for $150, perfect unused condition, yesterday. It has similar hand-drawn decals similar to your picture. I'm going to convert it to fixed gear too.

What Centurion if you don't mind my asking? Is it posted around here somewhere?

What Centurion if you don't mind my asking? Is it posted around here somewhere?

Lucky for you, I just started making a webpage for it today. Here it is:
http://flurpal.com/andrewsuzuki/fixedgear/

......its own web page...it better be a 1 of 1 made of diamonds..

ya im sure my bike was the cheap knock off of that one. im shocked a cheap bike would have what i am assuming is hand painted trim like my bike has. and it was the freedom 10 NOT the freedom 1o deluxe..

Welll...I pretty much code a webpage for everything I do. It's a record. Plus I like coding websites.

If the chrome isn't pitted or rusted, why replace it ?