Campy Headset Question

Appkiller said:

I have a Campy Chorus threaded headset which is approximately three years old. This year I
isolated the source of a squeak/creak to the headset and successfully eliminated the noise by
repacking it. However, one month later, the noise appears to be back.

Are you sure it was the headset and not the stem? (Since you have to remove the stem to repack
the headset).

I had recurring squeaks, turned out to be the binder bolt on my (quill) stem. Grease under the head
of the stem, stopped the squeaks for good.

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I don't want a King. Nice headset, but I don't want my bike to be a billboard for their products.

I have heard tell that Kings are also available w/o the lettering (maybe special order?)

Regards, Mark Janeba (adjust address to reply)

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I have a Campy Chorus threaded headset which is approximately three years old. This year I isolated
the source of a squeak/creak to the headset and successfully eliminated the noise by repacking it.
However, one month later, the noise appears to be back. I am ashamed to say that that was the first
maintenance the headset has received. During the repack, I also noted that there is only one seal
on the bottom bearing. This seal is minimally effective, as the grease, or a significant portion
thereof, has come out around that seal over the last month.

It's normal for excess grease to come out through the seal - that is a sign you got enough grease in
it. If that didn't happen your seal would not resist water nearly as well.

You could boot the lower cup if you are concerned about water.

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How long is one of these headsets supposed to last? Obviously, I have not engaged in sufficient
preventative maintenance. I would like to replace it (if necessary) with Campy but the Chorus is
too maintenance-intensive and insufficiently sealed for my taste. Would a Record headset serve me
better in this fashion, or is it minimally sealed like the Chorus?

It's the same.

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I don't want a King. Nice headset, but I don't want my bike to be a billboard for their products.

Do you take the lettering off your derailleurs and the decals off the frame?

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Any other suggestions for a low maintenance, well-sealed and long-term durable headset?

In 1" threaded I think you'll be looking at Shimano or Tange.

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Or maybe buy the King and remove the lettering with a solvent?

The one I have with lettering is etched. It would take a serious solvent to remove them.

If you like, I also have an older one without lettering. Email if you want it.

--Paul

pete-<< I have a Campy Chorus threaded headset which is approximately three years old. >><BR><BR> <<
How long is one of these headsets supposed to last? >><BR><BR>

On a well prepped headtube and with normal overhauls, and good adjustment, almost forever. I have a
HS on my fixie from 1986...still smooth.

<< Would a Record headset serve me better in this fashion, or is it minimally sealed like the
Chorus? >><BR><BR>

Same headset with the abuility to inject grease into the lower cup-If you want maintenence free-look
at CK...but still need a good adjustment and prepped headtube.

<< I don't want a King. Nice headset, but I don't want my bike to be a billboard for their products.
Any other suggestions for a low maintenance, well-sealed and long-term durable headset? >><BR><BR>

otay-Ritchey makes a nice one-Skuzzy pro or something.

<< Or maybe buy the King and remove the lettering with a solvent?

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?????do ya remove all the labels from everything-take the names offa yer car???

Peter Chisholm Vecchio's Bicicletteria 1833 Pearl St. Boulder, CO, 80302
(303)440-3535 vecchios.comvecchios.comOpen ↗ "Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene"

Appkiller said:

I don't want a King. Nice headset, but I don't want my bike to be a billboard for their products.
Any other suggestions for a low maintenance, well-sealed and long-term durable headset?

Or maybe buy the King and remove the lettering with a solvent?

TIA

App

The lettering of the Chris King headset in silver is barely visable.

Kenny Lee

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Appkiller said:

I don't want a King. Nice headset, but I don't want my bike to be a billboard for their
products. Any other suggestions for a low maintenance, well-sealed and long-term durable
headset?

Or maybe buy the King and remove the lettering with a solvent?

TIA

App

The lettering of the Chris King headset in silver is barely visable.

You can special order King hs's with no logos.

--
Robin Hubert <[email hidden]

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?????do ya remove all the labels from everything-take the names offa yer car???

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Peter Chisholm

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I don't derive my self-worth from the sum total of my material possessions (otherwise my ti frame
would identify itself as such). I try to avoid being a billboard - it isn't until this year that I
got a jersey with more than one color and any text other than the manufacturer's name.

I already have Thomson, Salsa, Campy, Paramount, Mavic, yada, yada, yada all over my bike. It's not
one prominently displayed brand name but the collective weight of brand names - one more and I
should be compensated for the advertising space.

App