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Originally Posted by
vins0010
My wife has (really, had, just replaced) this same headset on her Trek 610. It always flexed a lot and fit the frame poorly. I could never get it where it didn't have some play. If I removed the fork, the bottom plastic cup would just fall out of the bike. It wasn't inspiring. I always felt like it was a real shame that the bike came with the plastic B10 instead of the metal one. Otherwise, the bearings and races were fine and I liked the uniqueness of it.
Are you describing the Tange Levine headset?
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