PSA for French owners
05-02-08, 10:12 AM
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PSA for French owners
According to the Velo Orange site, the Stronglight A9 headset has been discontinued, but they still have some with French threads.
05-02-08, 11:27 AM
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They were selling for $28.65 at xxcycle.com until they ran out. They still have the black A-9 ST in BSC for $11.84.
05-02-08, 11:43 AM
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Yeah, I checked xxcycle before I ordered. They seem to have good pricing generally, even with a weak dollar. Do you know if any other mfgr. is still making a threaded French HS, or is this it?
05-02-08, 04:43 PM
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I got a nice NOS old one on ebay recently...
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I got one of the steel A-9's, and the only thing that's the same is the outward appearance. It is heavy and uses ball bearings - vice the needle bearings. I'm going to have to flip a few more bikes and pay handsomely for a real one sometime this year.
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I have three French bikes right now, but the '74 PA10 I just got from robtown turns out to have a BSC-threaded steerer with a that takes a French stem. I ended up using a French A-9 crown race with an otherwise BSC A-9 headset. It's good to have some spare parts. The replacement races and bearings are expensive.
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I've seen the complete discontinuation of French headsets coming for a good time now, and have a sizable stash of NOS and still good used headsets. I'd say about 10-15 NOS ones and another 20 used ones. Same with bottom brackets.
I think I'm okay on French HS and BBs until I die.
I think I'm okay on French HS and BBs until I die.
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The original steel Stronlight headset on my '74 PX10 shows no visible signs of wear, but I've got a spare just in case.
I've got pleanty of spare French cups, but I need to find some spindles to go with them.
I've got pleanty of spare French cups, but I need to find some spindles to go with them.
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Curiosity question here...can I use a different fork and not need the French threaded headset? FWIW the frame in question is a low end early 70's Motobecane and I am not even sure that the current headset/fork is OEM.
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05-03-08, 12:52 PM
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I've seen the complete discontinuation of French headsets coming for a good time now, and have a sizable stash of NOS and still good used headsets. I'd say about 10-15 NOS ones and another 20 used ones. Same with bottom brackets.
I think I'm okay on French HS and BBs until I die.
I think I'm okay on French HS and BBs until I die.
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Also, after Stronglight stopped making the A9 in French thread, has anyone else manufactured them? What are a newcomer's options--scour parts from UO-8's, or wait for Velo-Orange to pick up the slack?
