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Originally Posted by JMC
how do you install one?
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Originally Posted by racersk66
Take the old one out, use hammer put cloth over new one so you don't scratch it and hammer it in.
edit: Didn't you claim to work at a bike shop, racersk66? I find that even more incredibly hard to believe now than before, after your moronic answer to his question.
Originally Posted by JMC
how do you install one?
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thanks for starting this thread..becuase i had no clue how to do this and my new frame is gona have a integrated headtube
also...what are the benifits besides weight and clean looking headtubes...?
also...what are the benifits besides weight and clean looking headtubes...?
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Nvm I was thinkin about the one I have on my GT sorry.
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Maybe you should read the question next time before giving a dumb answer, huh?
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Originally Posted by Beerman
Maybe you should read the question next time before giving a dumb answer, huh?
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Originally Posted by racersk66
Could be.
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Originally Posted by KinetikBiker04
respect your elders...silly...tell beerman your sorry
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thats what i was going to say..except i was going to exlpain to him as my english teacher would....
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well your english teachers probably a women.
and we decided if shes a women then shes probably doing english wrong cuz i have a feeling your class doesnt involve cooking, cleaing, or her being on her knees
and we decided if shes a women then shes probably doing english wrong cuz i have a feeling your class doesnt involve cooking, cleaing, or her being on her knees
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Originally Posted by mude
well your english teachers probably a women.
and we decided if shes a women then shes probably doing english wrong cuz i have a feeling your class doesnt involve cooking, cleaing, or her being on her knees
and we decided if shes a women then shes probably doing english wrong cuz i have a feeling your class doesnt involve cooking, cleaing, or her being on her knees
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Originally Posted by mude
well your english teachers probably a women.
and we decided if shes a women then shes probably doing english wrong cuz i have a feeling your class doesnt involve cooking, cleaing, or her being on her knees
and we decided if shes a women then shes probably doing english wrong cuz i have a feeling your class doesnt involve cooking, cleaing, or her being on her knees
and SO SO TRUE.
couldnt have put it better myself even if i was a sexist...
random:
SOLID SHOULD MAKE AN INTEGRATED VERSION OF THEIR HEADSET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by mude
i missed when you came in?
SHOT DOWN!
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Originally Posted by KinetikBiker04
SOLID SHOULD MAKE AN INTEGRATED VERSION OF THEIR HEADSET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The top race of the Solid headset is attached to an expanding spacer that tightens/loosens the headset via grub screw. Cane Creek (if I remember correctly) had patented the design years ago, unbeknownst to Aaron Huff (the owner of Solid).
When the Solid headset became pretty popular, Cane Creek filed a lawsuit over the patent, and won, forcing Solid to stop manufacturing the headsets, and to stop selling any remaining stock. Luckily, though, Empire and Albes (and possibly Staff) bought up a ton of the headsets prior to the settlement, and they continue to distribute them; Dans apparently is selling off their remaining stock as well.
When the Solid headset became pretty popular, Cane Creek filed a lawsuit over the patent, and won, forcing Solid to stop manufacturing the headsets, and to stop selling any remaining stock. Luckily, though, Empire and Albes (and possibly Staff) bought up a ton of the headsets prior to the settlement, and they continue to distribute them; Dans apparently is selling off their remaining stock as well.
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Is that the feature that makes them good, or is there something else to them?
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cane creek has a headset like the solid...?
or they're just jerks?
or they're just jerks?
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Oh god, those expanding spacers are ASS. I didn't know Solid put those on their headsets.
As for the integrated headset, a thin coat of grease on the contact points goes a long way. If you still get squeaking in the headset, Loc-Tite 680 (the green stuff) is what we sometimes have to use. And if you're using a hammer, I don't have to tell you you're a ******.
As for the integrated headset, a thin coat of grease on the contact points goes a long way. If you still get squeaking in the headset, Loc-Tite 680 (the green stuff) is what we sometimes have to use. And if you're using a hammer, I don't have to tell you you're a ******.