Talk:Headset (bicycle part)

The wrong Chris King is being linked.

As far as I know, he was a mountain biker, not a basketball player.

BMX frames

This question, posted by User:24.255.106.219, removed from article: "edit 2-15-2008 --> now many bmx frame use this standard as well. its lighter and has a lower parts count."

--Old Moonraker (talk) 08:43, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Maintenance manual

This reads like a maintenance manual. I thought that wasn't Wikipedia's intention, useful though it is.Les woodland (talk) 20:40, 9 February 2010 (UTC)les woodland

Integrated Headset section lacks balance

Integrated headsets are used widely, there is no data presented to support the proposition that they are a cost cutting measure by manufacturers, or that frame wear is a problem. It just reads like a personal vendetta against a particular technology. King may be experienced and comfortable with traditional bearing assemblies, but it is not clear he is an authority on manufacturing or engineering, or bearing technology.

Integrated bearings use sealed bearing units of very high quality, they are extremely smooth and reliable to use. If the bearing fails or wears, the bearing unit comprising both cup and cone, can be replaced in one unit. The method of tensioning the stack ensures correct tensioning every time and is very easy to to. If the stack is tensioned correctly, the failure modes contemplated by King are difficult to realise.

Suggest a more balanced approach, validated by references to persons other than King. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Beaglebent (talk • contribs) 01:39, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

What happened to the Cane Creek/Dia-Compe page?

The inventor of the threadless headset had a page of their own but now there are only red links? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.57.3.114 (talk) 17:30, 16 January 2013 (UTC)

Threaded steerer - threading height limitation

The article says "Threaded forks necessitate that the threads on the steerer only use the top 1–2 inches," but doesn't say why. I went looking and found this information

"For safety, it is important that the stem wedge end up below the threaded portion of the fork column, so that the fulcrum and stress is not in the weak threaded portion of the fork column."

in this PDF: ftp://ftp.ico.aha.ru/velo/6.pdf

This is my first activity on Wikipedia so I wasn't sure whether this was enough to go ahead and edit the article.

Crantok (talk) 16:55, 24 October 2014 (UTC)

Threaded internal?

The article seems to state that only threadless headsets can be internal.

I have a bike with a clearly threaded headset, with a quill stem inserted into it. However, the bearings are inside the frame.

There is nothing between the fork crown and the head tube other than a thin plastic ring. No race is visible.

On top, there is a nut, with a plastic cover. No cup or race are visible either.

The head tube is clearly widened on top and bottom to accommodate the internal bearings.

KazKylheku (talk) 19:41, 5 August 2016 (UTC)

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Types > Threaded

An ISO Standard thread of 1" in diameter with 24 TPI is mentioned. Which standard is this exactly? It's definitely not ISO metric standard, nor BSP. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Severoraz (talk • contribs) 19:38, 15 July 2018 (UTC)

Could someone make clear which is/are the stem bolt(s)?

Could someone make clear which is/are the stem bolt(s)? I have been looking (like many Star Trek: Deep Space 9 fans before me) to find out what a stem bolt actually is (even if there is no such thing as a "self-sealing stem bolt" as referred to in Season 1 Episode 15 "Progress"). This is the first genuine, actual (as opposed to fictional) stem bolt I've found, and I still can't pick it out from the rest of the complicated assembly. 2604:2000:F64D:FC00:FD1B:77A7:731D:57EC (talk) 01:53, 21 January 2020 (UTC)

The part that says 'bolt' in the exploded views - Also says 'cap bolt' https://i.ebayimg.com/images/i/222323739835-0-1/s-l1000.jpg 2.98.53.149 (talk) 13:07, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Integrated head tube section problems

This section needs clarification and grammar fixes. For example, use of in/into, via, why fewer tools are needed, why tools are needed at all for an integrated tube. >Integrated head tubes (with chamfers) Bike frames with integrated headsets have cups machined directly in the frame, and the bearing sits directly into the frame instead of via separately installed cups. Fewer tools needed compared to traditional bearing cups which need to be pressed into the frame using special tools (or a hammer and wood block). Habronattus (talk) 11:00, 13 August 2023 (UTC)