manbearpig Posted January 18, 2010 Share A few new bikes are coming out with this tapered headset. Obviously now a fork with a tapered head tube is needed. My question is this: Is there a sleeve that can be put over a standard fork so that it will fit the tapered headset? If so what does a sleeve like this cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manbearpig Posted January 18, 2010 Share Bzzzzzzzzz!!!!!!!! Don't make me ask twice !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techguy Posted January 18, 2010 Share You don,t need a sleeve just a headset adapter, Cane Creek do them for this reason... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleming Posted January 18, 2010 Share I dont know about a sleeve on the fork but I understand that you get a adapter for the frame. It fits into the bottom of the headtube allowing you to use a std headset and fork in the tapered headtube of the frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johan Bornman Posted January 18, 2010 Share The fork steerer isn't tapered, so that fork will work in a standard frame as well. With the "tapered" headset the bottom bearing's OD is just bigger, allowing for bigger balls inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splat Posted January 18, 2010 Share Fox 2010 tapered steerer tubes:  Chris King do tapered headsets Tapered ( 1 1-8" Upper cup with 1.5" Lower cup) http://chrisking.com/headsets/hds_insetsplat2010-01-18 07:54:19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johan Bornman Posted January 18, 2010 Share Thanks for enlightening me Splat. I made one of my sweeping assumptions after working on two or three Boxxers with straight tubes and reducers in the bottom bearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splat Posted January 19, 2010 Share Chris King headset for tapered headtubes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rock Posted January 19, 2010 Share didn;t gary fisher use the old evolution (1.25" instead of 1.125") headset yonks back??   now they're using 1.125 and 1.5" combo's.......my math isn't great but that averages out at gary's idea.....   Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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