tdcadillac
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Hello all
is an integrated headtube is something good in a frame or the opposite
Thank you
is an integrated headtube is something good in a frame or the opposite
Thank you
Until they become loose in the frame, then the frame and forks are scrap. There won't be many vintage examples in 20 or 30 years' time.
Why can’t you replace them ?You would when the bearings are bollixed and you can't replace them.
Is that something that occurs regularly on intergrated headsets?You can replace them but, if they've fretted and enlarged the seats on the frame or fork, it's Loctite then the bin.
It would help to occasionally remove the bearings, clean and replace even if they are not worn, especially if used in all weather without guards. "Prevention is better than the cure" as the saying goes; so often issues can be avoided with relevant maintenance.
It can do, that was I was referencing in my previous post, so many wait until their bike starts to fail as opposed to keeping them maintained. So yes I have seen bearings stuck, on these bikes that is often not the only thing, BB units and seatpins especially; sadly not everyone looks after their bikes as needed. I'd wager you do though Mark and potentially why you state "I’ve replaced plenty of these bearings no problem" 👍Is that something that occurs regularly on intergrated headsets?..I’ve replaced plenty of these bearings no problem
I'd also choose external headsets, all my bikes have them! But you can still get problems.You don't tend to get any problem with conventional headsets interference fitted into steel frames - even ancient ones. I've just bashed the cups out of the head tube using a big screwdriver as a drift and bashed others back in using a hammer and a block of wood. Never any issues with the cups being loose and dropping out of the head tube.