what headset goes in the pictured headtube?
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what headset goes in the pictured headtube?
i've been told a "internal" headset goes in there. does that mean i can buy any internal headset online and it will fit?
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Originally Posted by orizzonte
i've been told a "internal" headset goes in there. does that mean i can buy any internal headset online and it will fit?
Contact framemaker to be sure.
https://www.parktool.com/repair/readhowto.asp?id=68
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Originally Posted by Soil_Sampler
No! There are multiple internal standards. Campy,Cane Creek,TH,etc...
Contact framemaker to be sure.
https://www.parktool.com/repair/readhowto.asp?id=68
Contact framemaker to be sure.
https://www.parktool.com/repair/readhowto.asp?id=68
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There are also two very different types of "internal" headsets, "Integrated" where the bearing cartridges sit right in the headtube ends and "Zero Stack" that uses separate cups pressed into the headtube flairs and serve as bearing seats. They are not at all interchangable.