Just finished putting together a nice "retro rocket", and found that the fork steerer tube is kind of short. Is their a list somewhere of headset stack heights? Or alternatively does any one know of a headset for threaded steerer tubes that have a low stack height? Retro would be nice, but not necessary. As it is now the bike has a FSA headset, and it is both out of place and the lock nut doesn't catch enough steerer tube threads.
The Excel catalog lists the stack height on a new Campy Record and Chorus as 36.5mm, Shimano DuraAce and Ultegra as 37.6mm.
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Just finished putting together a nice "retro rocket", and found that the fork steerer tube is kind of short. Is their a list somewhere of headset stack heights? Or alternatively does any one know of a headset for
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steerer tubes that have a low stack height? Retro would be nice, but not necessary. As it is now the bike has a FSA headset, and it is both out of place and the lock nut doesn't catch enough steerer tube threads.
Just finished putting together a nice "retro rocket", and found that the fork steerer tube is kind of short. Is their a list somewhere of headset stack heights? Or alternatively does any one know of a headset for threaded steerer tubes that have a low stack height? Retro would be nice, but not necessary. As it is now the bike has a FSA headset, and it is both out of place and the lock nut doesn't catch enough steerer tube threads.
If it's one of the current FSA 1" headsets, it's probably pretty tall (they're listed as having a 42mm stack height). Almost anything will be shorter than that. The contenders: Ritchey Logic (33mm), Shimano road (37.5mm), Tange Seiki headsets (33.4mm) and of course Campy headsets at a relatively tall 38.5mm.
Just finished putting together a nice "retro rocket", and found that the fork steerer tube is kind of short. Is their a list somewhere of headset stack heights? Or alternatively does any one know of a headset for threaded steerer tubes that have a low stack height? Retro would be nice, but not necessary. As it is now the bike has a FSA headset, and it is both out of place and the lock nut doesn't catch enough steerer tube threads.
The lowest I've ever come across are mid-1990s Shimano 105 headsets at 32mm. They're not especially durable or attractive. The average nowadays is around 38mm, and given the choice (on a new fork) I'd leave room for a 4mm spacer so a wide range of headsets can be fitted - some Stronglights are 42mm.
You could consider having a a longer steerer tube brazed in at the next respray, which is about half the price of a good quality pair of forks.