Originally Posted by
guadzilla
Had posted this in the road forum but realized that I'd probably get a faster answer here.
The latter bike has a 150mm HT - now, if I add a Chris King 1 1/8" AHeadset with a claimed total stack height of 31.4mm, would that result in a setup that is roughtly equivalent to a 181.4mm HT on a bike with integrated headsets (assuming all else is equal)?
Seems to, but I just want to double-check, to make sure I am not missing anything.
Thanks.
Well no; even integrated headset will have some stack height between HT and Stem. Your 31.4 height is total of headset cups top and bottom plus you are gonna have some sort of seal on top, spacers and top cap that add to headset stack height. Beyond headset stack height you also have the width of stem clamp to get you total stack height. Integrated headsets eliminate the width of headset cups, but you still have spacers and width of stem clamp to consider with regard to stack height in order to determine the length of steerer that will work with any specific headtube.