Originally Posted by pistolpedro

Hi
Nuovo record (steel) headset arrived this morning, it will be going on my bike which I believe has an English threaded fork (built in Liverpool England) the bike currently has a modern tange threaded headset fitted

Unfortunately the headset is an Italian thread, do you think this will be compatible with my forks, I have searched on the net but couldn’t seem to get a definitive answer

Also the headset is complete apart from part no 2101 (left diagram) can aftermarket bearings be used or are the specific campag bearings required?

Also I cant make out but are these bearings held in by a ring or are they placed into the races loose?