Hi
I have a Boardman ASR 8.9. The cap that screws into the top of the headset / stem has a hole that takes an allen key to unscrew it. This cap does not appear to serve any other purpose other than to covered up the in side parts of the top of the headset.
All other headset caps I have seen (and what my LBS gave me as a replacement) is a cap with a bolt that passes through the top of the cap, and bolts into the top of the headset. There is no bolt with my headset cap as the underside of my headset cap is threaded, and so screws on directly itself.
My questions are:
1) what is this type of screw on headset cap called? All the ones I can find on the Internet are the cap and bolt type.
2) my LBS told me that to get a new cap I would need to buy a new set of forks - sounds a bit expensive and excessive to me — just to get a new or different screw on cap. Anyone know where I can buy just a new screw on cap?
3) The reason I was interested to know all the above was as I was concerned water (or sweat) could enter through the allen key whole on the cap, and collect inside the top of the headset. Again the LBS told me they are designed to allow water in, and it will drain via the forks. While this is hopefully true, my preference would be to get a different cap without an open whole, or at least a plug of some type to stop any water getting in at all.
Have attached two photos in case it helps!
Thanks
Simon
I have a Boardman ASR 8.9. The cap that screws into the top of the headset / stem has a hole that takes an allen key to unscrew it. This cap does not appear to serve any other purpose other than to covered up the in side parts of the top of the headset.
All other headset caps I have seen (and what my LBS gave me as a replacement) is a cap with a bolt that passes through the top of the cap, and bolts into the top of the headset. There is no bolt with my headset cap as the underside of my headset cap is threaded, and so screws on directly itself.
My questions are:
1) what is this type of screw on headset cap called? All the ones I can find on the Internet are the cap and bolt type.
2) my LBS told me that to get a new cap I would need to buy a new set of forks - sounds a bit expensive and excessive to me — just to get a new or different screw on cap. Anyone know where I can buy just a new screw on cap?
3) The reason I was interested to know all the above was as I was concerned water (or sweat) could enter through the allen key whole on the cap, and collect inside the top of the headset. Again the LBS told me they are designed to allow water in, and it will drain via the forks. While this is hopefully true, my preference would be to get a different cap without an open whole, or at least a plug of some type to stop any water getting in at all.
Have attached two photos in case it helps!
Thanks
Simon