Headset Support
Headset supporting articles & documents
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Mon, 27 Mar, 2023 at 1:53 PM
Your bicycle’s headtube must have an inside diameter of 44mm or larger in order to use any 1 1/4, 1 3/8, or 1 1/2 tapered forks. Traditional 1 1/8 in headt...
Tue, 16 Jun, 2020 at 2:33 PM
The AngleSet can only be installed in a press-in style head tube with a minimum Inside Diameter (ID) of 44mm. If your frame has an ID of 44mm or larger on ...
Fri, 19 Jun, 2020 at 4:22 PM
TABLE OF CONTENTS WHAT DOES A HEADSET DO? WHAT HEADSET WILL FIT MY BIKE? WHAT DO ALL THESE NUMBERS MEAN? HOW CAN I SERVICE MY HEADSET? HOW MUCH PRELO...
Wed, 17 Feb, 2021 at 8:48 AM
EC34 will take a 41mm bearing ZS44 will take a 41mm bearing ZS49 will take a 41mm bearing EC44/40 will take a 52mm bearing EC44/33 will take a 47mm bea...
Thu, 30 Jul, 2020 at 1:27 PM
The Threadless headset design was patented by Cane Creek in the early 90’s. In order for other manufacturers to use this threadless technology, they had to ...
Wed, 25 Nov, 2020 at 12:27 PM
With certain bikes and certain bike manufacturers Cane Creek headsets require the use of Shim Spacers (1.3) in order to be installed and function correctly....
Wed, 3 Feb, 2021 at 12:30 PM
If your Specialized mountain bike is of the past few model years all the way up to the current then your bike takes an IS 42/28.6| IS 52/40 headset. We make...
Wed, 17 Feb, 2021 at 8:57 AM
We make five different crown race sizes, and they are labeled by “bearing size” first, and “crown race seat diameter” second. For example, a 52/40 crown rac...
Tue, 12 Jan, 2021 at 2:55 PM
In most cases you can simply look at the top cover of the headset, all Cane Creek headsets are clearly identified with a model name in this area. OEM headse...
Tue, 12 Jan, 2021 at 2:57 PM