It took me about a year but I finally talked another forum member out of his 98 Lemond Maillot Juane frame. I wanted an 853 for my wife, and that frame is a great purple color that I knew my wife would like.

I am planning to build it with a mix of ultegra 9 speed triple and 10 speed campy ergo shifters. I am probably going to use a Jtek shiftmate #2 to make it work, but I also understand that I can use a campy 10 speed RD with that combo to work. I will probably depend on whether I find the campy long cage RD or the jtek shiftmate first.

But I also need a headset. And I don't know much about headsets. I would like to get get a quality alloy headset-- something in 50 dollar range. I have done some reading, and I see where many people recommend the Tange Alloy Levin headset, and it appears to be in that price range. I also see some people recommending a cartridge headset.

But I don't know what size headset I need. I am pretty sure that I need a standard ISO headset, but I am not sure what stack height I need.

The 1998 Lemond Catalog:

http://ia600500.us.archive.org/1/ite...1998Lemond.pdf

helpfully lists the stock headset as a Campy Chorus (22.2/30.2/26.4, 36.5 stack)

I think the first three numbers (22.2/30.2/26.4) are just the standard ISO numbers-- right?

And the 36.5 stack height-- that is where my question lies. Do I need to find a replacement headset with the exact some stack height? Or would a shorter one work with a spacer? And what about a taller one?

Rivendale lists the tange levein alloy as having a 37.5 stack height

http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/hs2.htm

Would that work? Would I need a spacer or some sort? I really have no idea.

So thanks for any recommendations

And here are pictures of the frame and bike as it was originally built up: