Aheadset versus regular Headsets?
05-31-07, 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by trackstar10
threadless looks better, but they suck more. simple.
05-31-07, 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by trackstar10
threadless looks better, but they suck more. simple.
05-31-07, 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Aeroplane
Personally, I like a stem to stay in place. If you clamp to a threaded surface, you are losing about 2/3 of the clamping area, and completely ****ing up the fork.
You can probably trade your threadless headset and stem for a threaded headset and quill stem. Hell, you can probably make money on the deal. Why not do it right? It seriously boggles my mind.
You can probably trade your threadless headset and stem for a threaded headset and quill stem. Hell, you can probably make money on the deal. Why not do it right? It seriously boggles my mind.
05-31-07, 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by mattface
I've never seen a quill stem that stays in place as well as any threadless stem. I doubt clamping over threads would make that much difference.
05-31-07, 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Aeroplane
I'm going to have to disagree, but I'll have you do the experimentation. I don't feel like ****ing up the threads on my fork.
05-31-07, 11:04 AM
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To clarify the whole Aheadset idea, Dia Compe developed the Aheadset way back when, Cane Creek eventually bought it up, uses the name on their lower end headsets.
The difference between the Aheadset system, which is the same as their upper, involves the use of their conical split spacer, which does a lot of work in getting the proper tension on the headset.
Also, Shimano has no variation on the threadless headset, unless you're going to call their threaded only headset a variation on threadless design.
The difference between the Aheadset system, which is the same as their upper, involves the use of their conical split spacer, which does a lot of work in getting the proper tension on the headset.
Also, Shimano has no variation on the threadless headset, unless you're going to call their threaded only headset a variation on threadless design.
