Old 09-15-06 | 10:15 AM
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spider-man
Ferrous wheel
 
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Bikes: 2004 Gunnar Rock Hound MTB; 1988 Gitane Team Pro road bike; 1986-ish Raleigh USA Grand Prix; mid-'80s Univega Gran Tourismo with Xtracycle Free Radical

Originally Posted by ChillGrean
How hard is it to find components that match the older threading?
As far as I know, it's impossible to find a modern headset with 26 tpi threads. You could use a non-Nottingham fork, of course. Or you could find an old Raleigh headset on eBay. (You say you want modern components, though.)

As far as bottom brackets go, Phil still supplies them with Raleigh threading. Or you can use Phil rings with a Shimano UN72.

That said, the Nottingham Raleighs are renowned for their robustness, so a headset and bottom bracket will rarely need replacing.
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