Bad Machine
In the garage .....
- Location
- East Anglia
Latest update: https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/delta-trike-rebuilt.254873/post-6123240
Start Page - here.
I'm planning the winter project - I have half a Hase Kettwiesel (....yeah, it's a long story !), and need to find replacements for parts missing.
Threadless, or threaded headset - any reason to go one-way or the other ?
I'm going to be working from front to the back, so first of all: Front headset and fork needed. The front boom has a head tube that's only 56mm tall, and the remnants of the previous owner's headset suggest a 1" threaded fork.
I'm thinking there's no need to insert a quill stem into the fork tube (the fork will be turned by either brazing a steerer arm to the left above the crown, as on older Hase trikes, or fabricating a lever arm to connect to the crown's brake/mudguard boss), so it really shouldn't matter what type of headset I use.
What makes it interesting is 1" forks for 20" wheels look to be threaded from 100-110mm above the crown, so I reckon I'll need to have additional thread cut into the chosen fork if I'm going to use a threaded headset.
Am I right to think choosing a 1" threadless headset would be simpler (I can just cut the fork at the required height) ?
Start Page - here.
I'm planning the winter project - I have half a Hase Kettwiesel (....yeah, it's a long story !), and need to find replacements for parts missing.
Threadless, or threaded headset - any reason to go one-way or the other ?
I'm going to be working from front to the back, so first of all: Front headset and fork needed. The front boom has a head tube that's only 56mm tall, and the remnants of the previous owner's headset suggest a 1" threaded fork.
I'm thinking there's no need to insert a quill stem into the fork tube (the fork will be turned by either brazing a steerer arm to the left above the crown, as on older Hase trikes, or fabricating a lever arm to connect to the crown's brake/mudguard boss), so it really shouldn't matter what type of headset I use.
What makes it interesting is 1" forks for 20" wheels look to be threaded from 100-110mm above the crown, so I reckon I'll need to have additional thread cut into the chosen fork if I'm going to use a threaded headset.
Am I right to think choosing a 1" threadless headset would be simpler (I can just cut the fork at the required height) ?
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