Hi Guys and Gals.
Bit of advice really, need a new headset for my steed (2009 Giant Trance X2) It says its Intergrated, do i have to get another intergrated one? And what would you peeps recomend?
Hi Guys and Gals.
Bit of advice really, need a new headset for my steed (2009 Giant Trance X2) It says its Intergrated, do i have to get another intergrated one? And what would you peeps recomend?
An integrated headset means the bearings sit inside the headtube, as opposed to a standard headset where the cups sit inside the headtube & the bearings outside.
Integrated lowers your stack height, so if you put a standard in, you'll gain height at the front end, bothe above & below the headtube. This will raise your bars & alter your head angle.
Is there any reason you want a different one?
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*disclaimer* - This is (probably) a joke and (possibly) not intended to cause offence.
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From what I remember you cannot fit an internal or other type if you have integrated fitted as the frames are different. Try searching CRC or Evans etc for integrated headset for a choice of units. Somebody may be along soon to offer any other advice etc.
2011 Giant Trance X3, could it be love? Oh yes!
Aha, now that is true.
An integrated headset doesn't have cups & the bearing race basically fits against the frame.
An internal headset has the bearings inside the headtube, but inside a cup which sits in the frame.
An external headset has the bearings in cups sitting outside the frame.
If you've got an integrated headset, you'll need a new integrated. If you have an internal, you can get a new internal, or external.
Last edited by reevil; 02-May-2012 at 08:19 AM.
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It's actually semi integrated on the prance. They're carried inside the head tube, but you still need to use the bearing makers races.
I use a Ritchey sealed job on my Prance, the standard unsealed ball race was a pain, and the half arsed seals on the Cane Creek covers might as well not be there they're so shite.
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Aye, and semi-integrated is a whole different thing. Well half. "Semi" you see?
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I get a semi whenever I see a Trance!
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So which of these would you reccomend Fartblood?
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=39378
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/M...?ModelID=39377
http://superstar.tibolts.co.uk/produ...roducts_id=114
Cheers for ya help guys.
Option 2 out of those.
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