is it possible to use ahead type fork 1" with the frame for 1 1/8" forks with the help of additional tubes or something like that? are such additional tubes/devices, which serve to reduce fork tube diameter, produced? if so, are they independant of headset type or not?
I would greatly appreciate any help or suggestion if this is doable and for links where I could see how it looks like. I would like to use such thing with Cane Creek IS-6 integrated headset (41mm) so any opinion regarding this particular type of headset will be valuable as well.
is it possible to use ahead type fork 1" with the frame for 1 1/8" forks with the help of additional tubes or something like that? are such additional tubes/devices, which serve to reduce fork tube diameter, produced? if so, are they independant of headset type or not?
There are some spacers around that you can put in the 1 1/8 headtube of the frame that allow you to use a standard 1" headset, yes.
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I would greatly appreciate any help or suggestion if this is doable and for links where I could see how it looks like. I would like to use such thing with Cane Creek IS-6 integrated headset (41mm) so any opinion regarding this particular type of headset will be valuable as well.
That could be a problem. Integrated headsets have special machined surfaces on the headtube that they directly rest on, rather than the standard pressfit. If you have a headtube designed for a Cane Creek integrated headset, the spacers probably won't fit in it. Conversely, since the spacers reduce the headtube to a standard 1" pressfit (Mind whether ISO or JIS, though), you can't use a 1"integrated headset with those spacers. I'm not entirely sure which scenario is what you're intending, but either way it's a problem. If it's the latter scenario, though, just buy a standard non-integrated aheadset instead of the Cane Creek.
That could be a problem. Integrated headsets have special machined surfaces on the headtube that they directly rest on, rather than the standard pressfit. If you have a headtube designed for a Cane Creek integrated headset, the spacers probably won't fit in it. Conversely, since the spacers reduce the headtube to a standard 1" pressfit (Mind whether ISO or JIS, though), you can't use a 1"integrated headset with those spacers. I'm not entirely sure which scenario is what you're intending, but either way it's a problem. If it's the latter scenario, though, just buy a standard non-integrated aheadset instead of the Cane Creek.
thanks Jasper. unfortunately, this seems to be a problem -- no other headset than IS-6 (and similar in type) fits my frame.. I enclose the link to IS-6. there is a sort of its section, might be useful for others when giving some hints, if any 🙂
That could be a problem. Integrated headsets have special machined surfaces on the headtube that they directly rest on, rather than the standard pressfit. If you have a headtube designed for a Cane Creek integrated headset, the spacers probably won't fit in it. Conversely, since the spacers reduce the headtube to a standard 1" pressfit (Mind whether ISO or JIS, though), you can't use a 1"integrated headset with those spacers. I'm not entirely sure which scenario is what you're intending, but either way it's a problem. If it's the latter scenario, though, just buy a standard non-integrated aheadset instead of the Cane Creek.
thanks Jasper. unfortunately, this seems to be a problem -- no other headset than IS-6 (and similar in type) fits my frame.. I enclose the link to IS-6. there is a sort of its section, might be useful for others when giving some hints, if any 🙂
If you've got a frame with a headtube machined for the IS standard, then I don't think it'll be possible to mount a fork with an undersized steerer in it, unless there are IS-specific converter spacers, which I doubt.
Integrated headsets step away from the accepted standards for very little reason -- mainly some time and thus cost saving in the assembly of the bike. The cost to the consumer will be a vastly shorter frame life even if the headsets continue to be available new or NOS. There're too many different non-standards for them, as well.
I'm not entirely sure what the "semi-integrated" or "internal" Zero-Stack and King's Perdido standard bring to the table (besides looks), and I'm completely baffled why King went to 44.5 instead of 44.0. The difference is small enough that I can't really imagine a structural need for it.
