Bicycle Mechanics - Headset

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rc50
10-18-11, 09:19 AM
Hi hope all are good... I have searched and the best I have found is use a BMX... I want to use a thread less fork in a '65 Schwinn Typhoon is there a 1" headset out there I can use?


Thanks a a ton for any and all info...

Keith

fietsbob
10-18-11, 11:22 AM
Not enough info, from you, so just go to a bike shop.

they can see things you cannot describe.
HillRider
10-18-11, 07:33 PM
There are lots of 1" threaded headsets out there but I don't know if that vintage Schwinn used ISO or their own proprietary dimensions. You might post this on the C&V forum for a bike that old.

dddd
10-19-11, 10:31 PM
I have had problems with even Schwin's own crown races fitting loosely, so had to use LocTite. I would measure the inside of the head tube and also make sure the headset matches your new fork's crown diameter, which should be 26.4mm (ISO), or 27.0 (JIS).
rc50
10-20-11, 10:22 AM
Thanks a ton for that info dddd. I thought that maybe all Schwinn Typhoon bikes of this era... the 60's would have the same head tube length and inside diameter.. I think I am going to go with a threaded 1" fork now makes finding a good headset allot easier...
again thanks a ton dddd for the info...

rc


I have had problems with even Schwin's own crown races fitting loosely, so had to use LocTite. I would measure the inside of the head tube and also make sure the headset matches your new fork's crown diameter, which should be 26.4mm (ISO), or 27.0 (JIS).