Gipiemme Headset
02-12-06, 10:01 PM
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Gipiemme Headset
Just wondering (I already emailed the seller) if my Somec track frame would fit an italian Gipiemme Headset with THREADING : 25,4 X 24 F, ITALIAN.
For pictures of the frame...follow the link on my sig.
For pictures of the frame...follow the link on my sig.
02-13-06, 11:36 AM
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i bought a n.o.s gipiemme pista headset with the loose bearings.. hopefully youre getting one of those 'cause i love it.. buttery smooth.
02-13-06, 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by sloppy robot
i bought a n.o.s gipiemme pista headset with the loose bearings.. hopefully youre getting one of those 'cause i love it.. buttery smooth.
How much did you pay for it?
02-13-06, 03:57 PM
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i think thats exactly it.... except i dont think mine had a top spacer.. maybe it did and i just didnt use it..i think i paid 40 for it at the lame, weird, junky overpriced LBS thats had the same stock since the 70s... but that cranky shop owner installed the cups for me too.. i have the box still right here..
was it in one of these?
sorry for the fuzzy pic.. i only got to take one before the battery died
anyway.. im sold on the loose bearing headset.. whered you get yours
was it in one of these?
sorry for the fuzzy pic.. i only got to take one before the battery died
anyway.. im sold on the loose bearing headset.. whered you get yours
02-13-06, 04:05 PM
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I don't have it yet...I was just asking if it would fit. My Suntour Superbe Headset is nice but it's not shiny:/...so I want to change it.
and I think it came in an older box design...but it is a Special Gipiemme headset
and I think it came in an older box design...but it is a Special Gipiemme headset
02-13-06, 04:19 PM
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ha.. yea.. this ones shiny.. be careful with it though.. some of the shine on the bottom cup of mine peeled off while installing..
i think from one of your first posts.. i thought "this girl is going to get the fever.. her wallet is in trouble.." looking at your new bike and purchase of shiny headsets.. id say i was right.. its nice to see..
heres a shot of mine looking shiny..
i think from one of your first posts.. i thought "this girl is going to get the fever.. her wallet is in trouble.." looking at your new bike and purchase of shiny headsets.. id say i was right.. its nice to see..
heres a shot of mine looking shiny..
02-13-06, 04:29 PM
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she hasn't made the big purchase yet... Brand spanking new wheels will follow, then her wallet will really be in trouble.
02-13-06, 06:27 PM
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do you have a better pic of the tag on the ground there? from my vantage point it looks like: V.ExPx3... could be wrong. what street is that from?
02-13-06, 06:58 PM
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thats prob. what it is.. its just off echo park ave in los angeles..they tag ExP everywhere here..and V ExP..etc..ill take a better pic when i get a chance..anyone have an extra charger for a canon s200?
02-13-06, 06:59 PM
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i've got a collection going of those sidewalk scribbles from EP, thats why i was askin! wondering if i had that one already.
to move back to the original post, why is it that we don't really include gipiemme in the great scheme of things? they made some good stuff...
to move back to the original post, why is it that we don't really include gipiemme in the great scheme of things? they made some good stuff...
02-13-06, 07:24 PM
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oh i should take pics for you.. my favorites are the three times someone has tagged "Echo Park" in about 4 ft letters on the street in front of my house, which is extra weird 'cause i live up the hills a bit..and one time they did it in that flourescent orange workmans paint.. heavy serifs on the "E" and "P" and the rest some shoddy tag.. a classic...
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yeah! i appreciate the obscenely large letters as well. the variations among the sidewalk are of more interest to me, usually, since someone writing on the sidewalk usually has more time to list a long long long list of silly names. my best friend lives on benton at sunset, another friend lives down the road at michelatorena (spelling? i forget) and another lives the opposite direction by alvarado. those are mainly the intersections that provide my collection with pictures. any more would simply be icing on the cake!!!
02-13-06, 08:10 PM
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do you have this one.. from normal ave.
"normal street crazies by spyder and lazy"
you should send a friend over for that..
my favorite e.p. tag ever was on this nice new yuppie wood fence.. and it said
"poo is wild.." and about 30 more ft down the fence it said "so wild"
itll take a genius to top that
"normal street crazies by spyder and lazy"
you should send a friend over for that..
my favorite e.p. tag ever was on this nice new yuppie wood fence.. and it said
"poo is wild.." and about 30 more ft down the fence it said "so wild"
itll take a genius to top that
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yeah..I've got new wheels and I doubt I'll be spending too much (hopefully not)...I'm sort of just bored now and looking for something to do mostly...plus like I said...the rest of the bike is shiny but the headset isn't...not that it's scratched...but it has a frosted finish.
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Originally Posted by seaden
yeah..I've got new wheels and I doubt I'll be spending too much (hopefully not)...I'm sort of just bored now and looking for something to do mostly...plus like I said...the rest of the bike is shiny but the headset isn't...not that it's scratched...but it has a frosted finish.
02-14-06, 01:07 AM
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they are cut road drops
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Originally Posted by seaden
they are cut road drops
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Originally Posted by seaden
I don't have it yet...I was just asking if it would fit. My Suntour Superbe Headset is nice but it's not shiny:/...so I want to change it.
and I think it came in an older box design...but it is a Special Gipiemme headset
and I think it came in an older box design...but it is a Special Gipiemme headset
I'd take superbe anyday over junk gipiemme.
02-14-06, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by jamey
really? what kind of bars are they? and are they 25.4?
02-14-06, 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by trespasser
Ha, you changing alu superbe headset for some chromed steel gipiemme headset cos it's not shiny??
I'd take superbe anyday over junk gipiemme.
I'd take superbe anyday over junk gipiemme.
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Originally Posted by seaden
I have no idea what kind of bars ( no markings)...but I think they are just standard size.
