Headset Questions??
05-28-14, 06:21 PM
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Headset Questions??
My frame takes an integrated headset.would i be able to simply remove the top and bottom races and pop in a conventional threadless headset??
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It's completely straightforward. Conventional headset have cups thst press tightly into a specificly sized headtube orifice. Integrated headsets fit loosely into head tubes that are only roughly sized and don't match the conventional cup diameters. Competely different.
