Headset help - pls save me from the skip bin!
 

Ok - first things first, I know its a rubbish frame :)

Winter's coming and I enjoy building bikes enough to put together a different beater each year for the daily commute.

I thought this project would be easy but now suspect the non-standard headset means this old frame ends up back in the same bin I got it from :( Shame - I kind of like it.

Have researched it to death and nothing. Any help would be really appreciated.

Measurements and photos below.

Frame: Merida 905 Extreme 60cm

Upper head tube: semi-integrated (guessing)
OD:46.2mm
ID: 41.7mm
Bore depth:2.1mm shallow

Lower head tube:
OD:46.2mm
ID:41.7mm
Bore depth: 7.5mm deep

Also I'm guessing from the wear marks there is a split crown race which gives the required running surface for the bearing - an idea I pinched from bikeradar.

many thanks

Sounds like a Campy-style integrated headset but try this link and run through the steps to be sure: http://www.canecreek.com/tech-determining-standards

Thanks for the tip, I'll give it a shot. Would be a real eye-opener if the taiwanese used a campy standard but like you say, that's what the measurements suggest ...

Nice one - the link to YST is handy, I never heard of G-Force before. I'm guessing it needs a 1 1/8" steerer though.
1" would be ideal as it'd give me a chance to pull the 1" Kinesis carbon fork off the fixi :-)

That frame definitely takes a 1 1/8" steerer. Neither of the two headsets linked to in post #3 will work. You need an integrated headset which has no separate bearing cups. Something like this: http://www.universalcycles.com/shopp...&category=2813 (again, run through the Cane Creek site steps to be certain of the headset style)

The Pedal Force frame (Taiwan made CF frame) that I commute uses a "Campy" style integrated headset. Don't let the name fool you. Frames using that style of headset have little to do with the Italian brand.

I'll work through the Cane Creek site, maybe email this guy as well http://bicycles.net.au/forums/viewto...rt=750#p299592 and let you know how I go. Cheers

It seems like it is the Campy standard or the FSA standard that Cane Creek is listing on their site. Check it out.

http://www.canecreek.com/manuals/Hea...ationGuide.pdf