Question about integrated stem.
07-01-07, 01:46 PM
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Question about integrated stem.
Here's my bike. A Giant ocr c3.
Me and another bfer were sitting around yesterday, and I said... hmmm I wonder if I can put a King headset on there. He said he thinks I have an integrated stem and that that I probably can't put a king on there. Me, owning 3 mtbs are not sure what exactly and integrated stem is, well the mechanics of it, I'm sure it's simple, but I've never owned a bike with one.
Is there a way for me to put a king on this bike? Is there a conversion kit or something?
Right at the headtube area, it looks wider than 1 1/8.
Me and another bfer were sitting around yesterday, and I said... hmmm I wonder if I can put a King headset on there. He said he thinks I have an integrated stem and that that I probably can't put a king on there. Me, owning 3 mtbs are not sure what exactly and integrated stem is, well the mechanics of it, I'm sure it's simple, but I've never owned a bike with one.
Is there a way for me to put a king on this bike? Is there a conversion kit or something?
Right at the headtube area, it looks wider than 1 1/8.
07-01-07, 01:50 PM
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You definitely CAN'T put a Chris King headset on that bike.
He/They don't believe in integrated headsets, which is what that frame requires. You're SOL.
He/They don't believe in integrated headsets, which is what that frame requires. You're SOL.
07-01-07, 01:52 PM
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
Alright. I guess that's all I needed to know.
I wanted to do a multi colored king headset in my effort to make my bike not match as much as possible. Now I gotta figure out a way to add some color to the headset area.
Alright. I guess that's all I needed to know.
I wanted to do a multi colored king headset in my effort to make my bike not match as much as possible. Now I gotta figure out a way to add some color to the headset area.
07-01-07, 01:53 PM
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That said, it's the headset that's integrated, not the stem. You could swap that stem to a bike with a traditional headset if you liked.
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Originally Posted by roadfix
Get a PINK headset spacer.
