Vintage Steel 1" Threaded French Headset

Vintage Steel 1" Threaded French HeadsetOriginal part in production from the 1950s to the 1960s Suitable for historic cycling events such as L'Eroica Professionally checked & cleaned Worldwide shipping Unbranded vintage headset, most likely in production from the 1950s to the 1960s. Made from steel and weighing in at 160 grams. A fine choice for keeping your vintage bike authentic, but also great for any other compatible bike too. If you're taking part in L'Eroica or a similar vintage

✓ Original part - in production from the 1950s to the 1960s
✓ Suitable for historic cycling events such as L'Eroica
✓ Professionally checked & cleaned
✓ Worldwide shipping

Unbranded vintage headset, most likely in production from the 1950s to the 1960s. Made from steel and weighing in at 160 grams. A fine choice for keeping your vintage bike authentic, but also great for any other compatible bike too.

If you're taking part in L'Eroica or a similar vintage event, this is fully compliant - so rest assured, the pre-1987 police won't lock you up for having the wrong headset!

The headset's been carefully cleaned, thoroughly checked by one of our mechanics and graded as OK condition, but do take a good look at the detailed photos so you can see the cosmetic condition before you buy.

OVERVIEW

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Cosmetic Condition - OK
Bearing / Race Condition - OK
Production Era - 1950s & 1960s
Material - Steel
Weight - 160 g
Stock Code - U-HS119V

TECHNICAL INFO

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Headset Type - 1" Threaded French (25.4 TPI)
Cup Size (OD) - 30.2 mm
Crown Race (ID) - 26.6 mm
Stack Height - 35.5 mm

▼SHIPPING, TAXES & RETURNS

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We accept returns, please notify us within 14 days and ensure the item arrives back with us no later than 30 days after the order was received.

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▼HELP SECTION

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Headset Type - the 1" size relates to the outside diameter of your fork's steerer column which should measure 25.4 mm, if it's 25.0 mm your forks should be French threaded. Although it's generally recommended to match threaded parts exactly, with headsets you can technically mix and match, unless you have French or the obscure old Raleigh threads, in which case you need to stick to that type. If you're replacing an old headset the thread may be stamped on there. Oversized 1 1/8" & 1 1/4" sizes are easily identifiable due to their size and the threads are all standard. Headclip headsets were made to fit fork steerers with 1" or the reduced 31/32" size steerers, as well as 1 1/8" versions for tandems.

Cup Size (OD) - the outside diameter of the cups, this must match the inside diameter of your frame's headtube closely for a good fit. For 1" headsets this should be around 30.2 mm unless you require a JIS headset which will be 30.0 mm.

Crown Race (ID) - the inside diameter of the crown race where it sits on the fork steerer, this needs to be close to the outside diameter of your fork steerer at the base to ensure a proper fit.

Stack Height - the overall height of the headset. To check the minimum stack height you require, measure the length of your frame’s head tube & subtract this from the length of the fork steerer column. You can always add spacers if you have a little too much steerer tube but you can't fit a headset with a greater stack height than the space you have available.

For further help with 1" threaded headsets head to our journal.