Originally Posted by
ColonelJLloyd
There's no problem using caged bearings in a headset. You should be able to use cages from a non-French headset without issue. A lot of those old headsets will bind with loose bearing balls (especially low end headsets).
Not true. There are right side up and right side down headset bearings each corrsponding to whether or not the upper frame piece is a cup or cone style. They dont interchange and there are different diameters as well. Some headsets only came with 1 retainer.