Author Topic: Headset Choice for Haro Sport 84 - Chris King? (Read 2312 times)

peen · « **on:** October 20, 2006, 07:07 PM »

Hi peeps.

I've bought myself a Haro Sport 84 off of eBay which came in a bit worse condition than it looked like in the photos.

Anyway I've stripped the bike to start again and have had it resprayed with a new sticker set from Vert Ego. I've purchased a pair of new school sealed Flight cranks and am probably getting some sealed Skyways to boot.

Now I'm trying to decide which headset to get. I would ideally like a sealed bearing headset for easy maintenance. I have thought about the following and after some research have come to the following conclusions:

Hatta MX10 - keeps coming loose and unsealed but truly old school
Beartrap 2 - stays together better but still unsealed
Hatta Kongo - sealed but from the comments on this site it's not very good quality and after some measuring it won't fit properly
Chris King - not sure whether to get the 2Nut or GripNut? Sealed and expensive but my budget can stretch
Tange 125 - unsealed again but stays together well?

Can anybody think of any other makes of headsets that would fit my frame/forks that is sealed other than the CK or Kongo.

Also, any opinions of the 2Nut/GripNut would be greatly appreciated - especially if you have a Sport yourself!

Thanks in advance for your comments.

mightynimrod · « **Reply #1 on:** October 20, 2006, 07:10 PM »

Get some pics up, and welcome - mines a Stella

ORB · « **Reply #2 on:** October 20, 2006, 08:06 PM »

Diamond back one from Halfords.

Chrome, they work quite well and old school look

Spend the money saved on buying proper tuffs

phantom photon · « **Reply #3 on:** October 20, 2006, 08:09 PM »

Quote from: ORB on October 20, 2006, 08:06 PM

Diamond back one from Halfords.

Chrome, they work quite well and old school look

Spend the money saved on buying proper tuffs

If it's just for riding you can't go wrong with one of these and they only cost £3.49. Actually picked one up on my way home today

billstup · « **Reply #4 on:** October 20, 2006, 10:45 PM »

Beartrap 2, quality old school headset

Rombloke · « **Reply #5 on:** October 21, 2006, 10:30 AM »

Quote from: billstup on October 20, 2006, 10:45 PM

Beartrap 2, quality old school headset

yep, thats about right, and only about 12 quid......but if cheap is what you want then halfords db ones are ok too

Dave

peen · « **Reply #6 on:** October 21, 2006, 01:01 PM »

mightynimrod - will get some pics up as soon as I get it back from Biaggio. :-) Your beer is probably a bit stale now. LOL

Money is not really a concern so I'm not looking for something as cheap as the Halfords one but thanks for the heads up.

Beartrap 2 seems very popular here - however I am really looking for something sealed. I think the Chris King is my only option I can think of and find.

Anyone used GripNut or 2Nut?

Thanks peeps!

pickle · « **Reply #7 on:** October 23, 2006, 09:32 AM »

Quote from: ORB on October 20, 2006, 08:06 PM

Diamond back one from Halfords.

Chrome, they work quite well and old school look

Spend the money saved on buying proper tuffs

I got two of these for my beat and reflex.....and i'm buggered if i can get them tight enough to stop the play in them......

gunna try the beartrap 2 and see if that stops them.....i hate play in the headset!!

brass monkey! · « **Reply #8 on:** October 23, 2006, 04:39 PM »

yeah, agree with the others Beartrap 2 ! super !

OrgasmDonor · « **Reply #9 on:** October 23, 2006, 06:47 PM »

Quote from: ORB on October 20, 2006, 08:06 PM

Diamond back one from Halfords.

Chrome, they work quite well and old school look

Spend the money saved on buying proper tuffs

aye there the babies, or skatepool do NYKITy or sumthing like that in black which look cool on white sports

Humps00 · « **Reply #10 on:** July 02, 2007, 09:28 PM »

Did you ever get yourself a Chris King?? I've been trying to source one but seems Evolution Imports via Bromley Bikes only get the standard 1" threaded version which has a 30.1mm head tube bore size whereas the OS frames need the "BMX" version with a 32.7mm cup. If you got one, where did you get it from please?? Humps

Bigplinky · « **Reply #11 on:** July 02, 2007, 10:19 PM »

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Chris-King-Headset-1-inch-OLD-SCHOOL-BMX-GripNut-BLACK_W0QQitemZ260084284534QQihZ016QQcategoryZ42336QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

rarman1 · « **Reply #12 on:** July 02, 2007, 11:13 PM »

ohhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

slumph

Lazarou · « **Reply #13 on:** July 02, 2007, 11:16 PM »

My opinion is if you can afford it, go for a Chris King, best there is and you won't regret it!

pickle · « **Reply #14 on:** July 03, 2007, 01:45 PM »

Peen.....build it up with a cheap one mate as you'll ride it a few times....then realise you want to buy a newschool to ride and then leave the OS Haro to gather dust until a cruise comes along

zed4130 · « **Reply #15 on:** July 03, 2007, 01:50 PM »

hi mate you been away ? , not seen you on here for a while

harris · « **Reply #16 on:** July 03, 2007, 01:53 PM »

the king rules super smooth ,if your using as a rider ,if not any of the above will do.

pickle · « **Reply #17 on:** July 03, 2007, 01:54 PM »

Quote from: ZED on July 03, 2007, 01:50 PM

hi mate you been away ? , not seen you on here for a while

busy with poxy work! and life in general mate $:-\$ sometimes it sucks big time!!

zed4130 · « **Reply #18 on:** July 03, 2007, 01:58 PM »

Quote from: pickle on July 03, 2007, 01:54 PM

Quote from: ZED on July 03, 2007, 01:50 PM
hi mate you been away ? , not seen you on here for a while

busy with poxy work! and life in general mate $:-\$ sometimes it sucks big time!!

not you rob,

i know your busy at work ,

peen , he's been off for a while

pickle · « **Reply #19 on:** July 03, 2007, 02:06 PM »

i just pretend to be busy!

but don't tell the boss!

zed4130 · « **Reply #20 on:** July 03, 2007, 02:10 PM »

Quote from: pickle on July 03, 2007, 02:06 PM

i just pretend to be busy! but don't tell the boss!

yeah busy on rad rob

oh peen the kings top mate, ive used themm many times on mtb's , great headset's , pricey though, $:-\$

Stodgy · « **Reply #21 on:** July 03, 2007, 02:13 PM »

Beartrap 2 will do just fine IMO - and will look correct too.

pickle · « **Reply #22 on:** July 03, 2007, 02:17 PM »

Have to agree....you just can't go wrong for the money!! fitted one to my Beat and i've never needed to touch it since!

Steve P · « **Reply #23 on:** July 03, 2007, 03:06 PM »

I put a Hatta MX100 in my 84 Sport ... only cause it was blue otherwise I'd have used a Beartrap II

Steve

Humps00 · « **Reply #24 on:** July 03, 2007, 06:56 PM »

Thanks for the replies on this subject guys. I resurrected the thread after searching to see if anyone had raised it recently and this was the best I could find. I'm in dialogue with Chris Kings direct now and they're hopefully going to get me sorted with one of their fine products before too long. It's a pitfall I nearly fell into when bidding on the Bay for a blue one - I just hadn't appreciated there were two sizes for the 1" threaded headsets, d'oh!! If all else fails then the "Buy It Now" off the link above looks a great idea if it doesn't attract import duty. Humps

Author Topic: Headset Choice for Haro Sport 84 - Chris King? (Read 2312 times)

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