RecordAceFromNew
Swinging Member
- Location
- West London
ok, old thread, but tis relevant, so bear with me. got myself what appears to be an old subway ltd. running it a CX bike with drops, 700c wheels and schwarble knobblies. only beef is the headset, which is internal cups and oversize. Its been ran in the past with a loose headset so now the top cup has that indexed steering feeling. having dismantled all the only bad damage is inthe top compression race. ie that which is pressed down onto the bearings by the spacers and stem. the headset is either "too tight" or "too loose" with little in between. also there aprears to be a space above this top race, into which an inverted conical compression ring should fit. this is missing on my bike. So my question is,
can you get the top race seperately
and does this headset need a compression ring?
im alittle outta date on the "new" internal cup headsets cos im returning to cycling after quite a long lay off.
Given there are so many variants it is difficult to tell from just what you provided above. If you take at look at this and/or this and compare with what you have I think you should be able to get close to finding what replacement you need and is available (noting that headset parts are not always available and if available often are not much cheaper than a complete one). It is nearly certain that you have 1 1/8" steerer, but as to whether the headset is integrated or semi-integrated it is likely to be dependent on the vintage of your bike.