Originally Posted by
Charliekeet
Starting to build up an NOS hardtail and ran into another question. The bike is this (
Specialized) which I asked about in another thread
HERE.
It came with an internal Chris King headset bearings & cups as shown in these pics, but that’s it -
Looking up from bottom of head tube
So not the rest of the headset, just what you see here. I’m reusing our previous fork, which has the crown race like this
And was used along with the Cane Creek headset shown here:
Questions are
- can I reuse the crown race or do I have to get a “baseplate” specific to whatever CK headset this is?
- And can I use any of the upper portion (not bearings or race) to bolt this together, or do I need to kinda buy part of a CK headset somehow (perhaps from them)?
Due to this damned pandemic, @ LBS consults are hard to get scheduled. I’d like to use what’s in the bike already, obviously, but want to make sure the angles are gonna work.
First, those are
external cups on an external headset. That’s actually better. Second, you’ll need to use a Chris King race and probably the bearing cap to make the headset work. Try contacting
Chris King to see if you can get the parts.
Here’s the installation instructions for the King headset .
You might just replace the King headset with the Cane Creek, although the Cane Creek looks like it is a cheaper headset. You’ll need to knock out the King cups and press the other ones into place.
As a bonus, the Cane Creek would look better on the frame than orange cups! Those clash so much that I’m surprised you don’t have open warfare!