Headsets and Shifters

[DODDY]

Hi,

I am looking at building a 'spare' road bike. At the moment it has 1" threaded forks. If I wish to use 1" 'A' head type carbon forks, can I just use 1" threadless headset. Replace the whole unit and thats it.......Or am I missing something!!!!

Secondly, the spare bike had down tube shifters! Is there an adaptor so I can use 'new' changers on the bars and have the cable stop adjusters mounted on the old shifter position.

Cheers
CRAIG

 

[MacB]

yes and yes, various bolt on cable guides, SJS Cycles will have a few and plenty of threadless 1" headsets around, I used a BBB one.

 

[PpPete]

Conversion to STI style shifters is a lot easier and neater if the DT shifters are bolted direct on to mounts on the down-tube. If the DT shifters are the old "band-on" style your options are rather limited.