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Offline CustardLips

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Headset headache
« on: November 18, 2014, 11:21 AM »
Right what's the crack with these GT/FSA/Epoch headsets... am I doing something wrong here or are these fookers bike/fork specific ?

Everything seems to have gone together correctly but I've no room up top for the washer and lock nut.  ???

"Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time"

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Offline Cookiemonster1

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Re: Headset headache
« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2014, 01:07 PM »
The new headsets stack height is too tall compared to the one you removed.
Only thing to check is the ball races are the rite way up but i assume that would be really obvious.
You probably had a traditional steel headset before and the new alloy one is way deeper...new lower stack height headset required...sorry to give you bad news. :pilky:

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Re: Headset headache
« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2014, 02:25 PM »
I've fooked it off and put a beartrap on.  :daumenhoch:

Forced myself to change the headset after looking at it for the last 3 mths whilst stoned and telling myself "I'll do it tomorrow... I'll do it tomorrow".  Fookin thing.  :LolLolLolLol:

Cheers Cookie.  ;)



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Offline john4130

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Re: Headset headache
« Reply #3 on: November 18, 2014, 06:37 PM »
shouldnt the alloy cap cover most of the headset cup, thats what the normal gt epoch headsets do.

Offline CustardLips

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Re: Headset headache
« Reply #4 on: November 18, 2014, 06:56 PM »
shouldnt the alloy cap cover most of the headset cup, thats what the normal gt epoch headsets do.
No, it's got a plastic cup section beneath the alloy cap what the spring clip sits inside, the alloy top cap then covers the plastic section. Like I said though everything was sat on there nice and bonny but no room for the washer and lock nut.   ???
Had the same trouble in the past when tryna fit an Epoch to a Robinson I had. Struggled and fooked that one off too.  :-\
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Re: Headset headache
« Reply #5 on: November 18, 2014, 07:09 PM »
Stick with the beartrap Nick, you know it makes sense  :daumenhoch:
Ride it like its stolen

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Re: Headset headache
« Reply #6 on: November 20, 2014, 07:28 PM »
I've fooked it off and put a beartrap on.  :daumenhoch:

Forced myself to change the headset after looking at it for the last 3 mths whilst stoned and telling myself "I'll do it tomorrow... I'll do it tomorrow".  Fookin thing.  :LolLolLolLol:

Cheers Cookie.  ;)


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Re: Headset headache
« Reply #7 on: November 20, 2014, 07:55 PM »
May I see the rest of the bicycle?

Offline CustardLips

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Re: Headset headache
« Reply #8 on: November 20, 2014, 08:18 PM »
May I see the rest of the bicycle?
Yep... in a day or two when I've finished fookin about with it.   :daumenhoch:
"Every year is getting shorter, never seem to find the time"

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