Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 466
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From: Toronto, Ontario
Bikes: '05 iro mark V, '04 specialized epic, '04 lemond nevada city, '96 KHS aero comp, '03 norco evolve, '01 louis garneau 2.1, '91 VeloSport, '09 Kona DewPlus
hmm, before I knew anything about headset brands and quality I bought one of the 'Aheadsets' [cause it was cheap]. A threadless one for my DMR ss. The way it came assembled in the package was odd, no instuctions and the aheadset website told me nothing. The bottom cup and bearing race are a sloppy fit or the ball bearings are too small, or something. But I've had the damn thing apart and back together about a dozen different ways thinking I screwed something up, but I have failed to get it to fit together like my FSA one does. Steering is sloppy and the fork slams around in the steering tube of the frame..... perhaps the wrong size..but I don't think so. The only way I got it to fit properly was by sitting on the bike forcing all my weight down on the front of the bike while I torqued down the stem to keep the headset from springing apart.
did I get one that was the wrong size or are they that sketchy....?