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  • Started 4 years ago by toomanybikes
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  1. toomanybikes
    Member

    Posted a photo in an old Boardman CX thread of my incredibly worn headset ball bearings.

    Ordered a replacement set but they not seem quite different.

    Does anyone know if they these new ones will work?

    old and new photographed together:
    https://imgur.com/a/oueAuyT
    old ones seem to face outwards, whereas these face in all directions.

    Do these styles have names I can specifically buy ?

    Thanks in advance

    Posted 4 years ago #

  2. I were right about that saddle
    Member

    Hard to tell exactly from the photo but I think you want these;

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Weldtite-Headset-Oversize-Precision-Bearings/dp/B00MY4Y9NE/ref=sr_1_13?

    I would frankly change the head bearings over to sealed ones if you intend to keep the bike. FSA and Nukeproof have done me well in the past.

    Posted 4 years ago #

  3. toomanybikes
    Member

    Thanks very much, have gone for those.

    Finding the FSA website a bit confusing for which sealed ones correlate to this.

    If remotely stiff in the future, I'll take it a bike shop and make sure to ask for some sealed ones.

    Posted 4 years ago #

  4. I were right about that saddle
    Member

    If you go for sealed units you need to change the whole headset, cups and all. Not a huge job for a pro.

    Posted 4 years ago #

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