Headset Compatability: Chris King vs ?

"(Pete Cresswell)" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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I've already got Chris King.

Getting another bike.

Would like to have a headset such that I can swap forks
between bikes in a pinch.

Don't see a lot of Chris King's out there any more.

I'm guessing it's just the shape of the race that gets put
on the fork.

Do any other brands use the same race? House brands like
NashBar, Topo?

Different base plate. You can buy Chris King base
plates/crown races from most shops for your second fork,
$12 or so.

Greg

"(Pete Cresswell)" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I've already got Chris King.

Getting another bike.

Would like to have a headset such that I can swap forks
between bikes in a pinch.

Don't see a lot of Chris King's out there any more.

I'm guessing it's just the shape of the race that gets put
on the fork.

Do any other brands use the same race? House brands like
NashBar, Topo?
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PeteCresswell

What do you mean by you don't see a lot of them out there
anymore? I've got one coming from Curtlo with a frame that's
supposed to be delivered this week. And my buddy got one on
the Serotta hardtail he got several weeks ago. I believe he
ordered his from Cambria Bike. I see them listed at plenty
of other online retailers too.

I know Chris King was trying to tighten up the distribution
of their stuff in an attempt to control discounting. This
made them a bit more difficult to get for a while but they
seem to be available now.

G.T. said:

Different base plate. You can buy Chris King base
plates/crown races from most shops for your second fork,
$12 or so.

Greg

Heck, I have a ziploc bag full of the damned things. Gimme
$5 and I'll mail you one.

Miles

"(Pete Cresswell)" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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Don't see a lot of Chris King's out there any more.

Are you on Mars?

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Do any other brands use the same race? House brands like
NashBar, Topo?

King is the King of headsets. Buy [censored] and get [censored]. After
running a CK on my SS with rigid forks for over 4 years now
and not having to jack around with the headset at all ever,
why buy any other headset or try to substitute [censored] parts?
You are only asking for trouble, so send Miles $5 now.

JD

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...Chris King was trying to tighten up the distribution of
their stuff in an attempt to control discounting.

Another reason to buy another brand....

(PeteCresswell) said:

Quoted message said:

...Chris King was trying to tighten up the distribution
of their stuff in an attempt to control discounting.

Another reason to buy another brand....

That's what I did.

Mark Hickey Habanero Cycles habcycles.comhabcycles.comOpen ↗ Home of
the $695 ti frame

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Heck, I have a ziploc bag full of the damned things. Gimme
$5 and I'll mail you one.

Flip a U.S. mail address to 20040520.fatbelly.cotse.net.

I'll mail you twenty bucks for 4.

"(Pete Cresswell)" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I've already got Chris King.

Getting another bike.

Would like to have a headset such that I can swap forks
between bikes in a pinch.

Don't see a lot of Chris King's out there any more.

I'm guessing it's just the shape of the race that gets put
on the fork.

Do any other brands use the same race? House brands like
NashBar, Topo?
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PeteCresswell

Peter,

This thread has lost me. Will you have CK headsets on both
bikes, or are you looking to use another brand with a CK
lower race?

I assumed that you'd like to have a different brand of
headset which would use a CK lower race.

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The rest I've just wasted.

PeteCresswell said:

Flip a U.S. mail address to 20040520.fatbelly.cotse.net.

Church of the swimming elephant?

"PeteCresswell" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

...Chris King was trying to tighten up the distribution
of their stuff in an attempt to control discounting.

Another reason to buy another brand....

Let me know how long those other brands last for you. I've
got a CK headset from about 1997 that's been through two
owners and three frames already and is still going strong. I
won't begrudge the company $10-20 more for a product that
more than lives up to it's reputation

Another reason Chris King is trying to tighten up
distribution of their stuff is to make sure that they get
installed properly . I guess too many people were buying
them through on-line discounters, messing up the
installation and then expecting CK to replace things
under warranty.

PeteCresswell said:

Quoted message said:

Heck, I have a ziploc bag full of the damned things. Gimme
$5 and I'll mail you one.

Flip a U.S. mail address to 20040520.fatbelly.cotse.net.

I'll mail you twenty bucks for 4.

That doesn't look like an email address to me... but maybe
I'm just not seeing the @ for some reason...

Miles (All 1 1/8"?)

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Church of the swimming elephant?

Yes.

RE/

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That doesn't look like an email address to me... but maybe
I'm just not seeing the @ for some reason...

RCI by Yours Truly. SB [email hidden]
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PeteCresswell

RE/

Quoted message said:

This thread has lost me. Will you have CK headsets on both
bikes, or are you looking to use another brand with a CK
lower race?

I assumed that you'd like to have a different brand of
headset which would use a CK lower race.

I've got CK on two bikes. Got one frame laying in the corner
with no headset. Soon gonna have a fourth frame -
replacement for my FS.

What I'd like is fork interchangability among all 4 frames -
without migrating headsets.
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PeteCresswell

"(Pete Cresswell)" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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RE/

Quoted message said:

This thread has lost me. Will you have CK headsets on
both bikes, or are you looking to use another brand with
a CK lower race?

I assumed that you'd like to have a different brand of
headset which

would

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

use a CK lower race.

I've got CK on two bikes. Got one frame laying in the
corner with no

headset.

Quoted message said:

Soon gonna have a fourth frame - replacement for my FS.

What I'd like is fork interchangability among all 4 frames
- without

migrating

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headsets.
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PeteCresswell

cambriabike.comchris king base plateOpen ↗
crown_race.htm

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DTW .../\.../\.../\...

I've spent most of my money on mountain biking and windsurfing.
The rest I've just wasted.