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Old 04-30-26 | 01:35 PM
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Markeologist
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Originally Posted by Agfa001
Okay that makes sense - Thanks

I've got it all back together and tight (for now) and will look into getting a washer and possiblly a new lock nut.

Def cheaper than a campy record headset for 150 that the shop dude suggested. It would look nice with the other italian components though
My Carre, a work in progress, has steerer cut longer for use with Campy NR headset. I’d measure your stack height, as I recall 33mm for a Stronglight and 41 mm for a Campy…thus the steerer tube is cut around 10mm longer to accommodate a Campy NR headset…maybe your Carre was built for a Campy.


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