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Why did they use caged bearings?

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Old 04-10-16, 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Lazyass
I'm tearing the whole bike apart tomorrow so I'll look at everything again.
does the adjustable cup have wrench flats? those are the best. (i hate the rest.) they make it easy to tighten the cup to the nut.

I bought the bike in '99 and have had the headset apart maybe 10 times or so.
that's a lot. there's something to be said for "less is more."
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