Whereas the vast majority of the trade appears intensely targeted on marginal features at any value, a number of manufacturers are retaining it traditional – and stylish. Following the latest announcement of a brand new line of 1″ threaded headsets from Rene Herse, Wilde Bicycle Co. immediately launches one other 1″ threaded choice manufactured by Cane Creek.
Cane Creek 110 ZN 1″ Threaded Headset
Calling it a Wilde unique, the brand new Cane Creek 110 ZN headset makes use of their high of the road 110 cups, with ZN40 sealed cartridge bearings. Provided in black or silver, the headset will promote for $120. Wilde is preselling them now, with the product anticipated to ship in late October. There’s no assure that these might be made in multiple batch, so if you need one, you in all probability ought to pre-order one.
Specs
- Fork kind: 1″ English threaded
- Stack top: 41mm
- S.H.I.S. Higher: EC30 / 25.4-24tpi
- S.H.I.S. Decrease: EC30
- Crown Race: ISO (26.4mm)
- Machined from 7075 sequence aluminum
- ZN40 Sealed Cartridge Bearings
- Weight: 91g
Rene Herse 1″ Threaded Headsets
Wilde Bicycle Co. and Rene Herse had comparable reasoning for launching a premium 1″ threaded headset – there merely weren’t many choices. All of a sudden, we now have three totally different premium choices together with the Rene Herse Rinko and Low-Stack headsets. Rene Herse takes {that a} step additional although by creating two new premium headset fashions with needle bearings as an alternative of the usual cartridge bearings.
Each are premium 1″ threaded headsets using sturdy needle bearings with circlip retainers to maintain the bearings in place once you take away the fork. An fascinating element is that the Rene Herse headsets are not anodized, which means they conduct electrical energy. That’s apparently a key element when utilizing your body/fork because the return path in your generator lighting system. I discovered one thing new immediately.
For people who want a decrease stack top, the appropriately named Low-Stack model is obtainable for $189. In any other case, the Rinko is offered for $209.
Low-Stack Specs
- Weight: 96 g
- For 1″ steerer tubes
- British threading
- Stack top: 14.3 mm (decrease) + 23.7 mm (higher) = 38.0 mm (complete)
- Needle bearings
- Higher and decrease bearings oriented in parallel to cut back stack top
- Use 32 mm headset wrenches to tighten
- Not anodized (conducts electrical energy)
- Made in Taiwan
Rinko Specs
- Weight: 119 g
- For 1″ steerer tubes
- British threading
- Stack top: 16.9 mm (decrease) + 29.8 mm (higher) = 46.7 mm (complete)
- Needle bearings
- Circlip retainers hold the bearings in place when the fork is faraway from the body.
- Use 32 mm headset wrenches to tighten
- Not anodized (conducts electrical energy)
- Made in Taiwan
Each can be found now from Renehersecycles.com.
