Originally Posted by
RTDub
Thanks. I am learning now about the SHIS part of the equation. The headtube is straight bore, no taper. I guess my best bet is to take it to the LBS.
If there are no flared bearing seats at each end of the headtube I don't know what to make of it. Are you certain you bought a 1-1/8" headset, not a 1" headset? A 1" headset would be obviously too small to press into a 1-1/8" headtube.
Originally Posted by
RTDub
From what I have read, Integrated wears faster than a typical headset. Just want to have a place to securely place my steerer tube.
That's not correct. The sealed bearings in an integrated headset last every bit as long as those in a "conventional" headset and are replaced just as easily. Also, any wear occurs to the bearings themselves, not to their cups or the recesses in the frame.