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The road bike headset provides guidance and correct rotation of the fork with respect to the frame of the road bike.

Road bike headset components :

road bike headset is made up of bearings, cups inserted into the frame, a stop fixed to the fork tube and nuts in the case of a model to be tightened on the fork tube or an upper cap for a headset version.

Road bike headset choice :

The headset assembly standard is the most popular and the most used today, it consists of a pressure mounting of the bearings by pressing the stem directly on the road bike headset. Indeed, in this assembly the tube of the fork is smooth, it passes through the stem which is fixed above.

The second type of assembly is an older standard. The road bike headset is screwed onto the fork tube, its adjustment is made by tightening the upper nuts more or less. In this assembly, the stem for road bike consists of a plunger which is fixed in the tube of the fork.

The cups can be in the head tube of the frame, this assembly is said to be "integrated", if the cups are partially visible then it is a semi-integrated assembly, finally the cups can be external.

The choice of a road bike headset requires to measure the inner diameter (s) of the road bike head tube into which the cups will be inserted. The diameter (s) of the fork tube on which the stopper will be fixed and the bearings inserted.

Which brands specialize in road bike headsets?

Some brands of components are specialized in this type of part, offering wide ranges of road bike headsets of all sizes. This is the case of BLB headsets, Cane Creek, Tange, Woodman or Stronglight which offer high-end, high-performance and lightweight models, Dia Compe or Neco which have many variants and sizes.

Criteria for checking a road bike headset:

All parts and accessories in second hand condition are cleaned and checked before they are put on sale in our shop. Here are the items that are checked:

  • visual inspection of each component of the road bike headset
  • verification of the threads in the case of a model to be screwed on the fork tube
  • control of each bearing

On the basis of our observations we define a score which is between 0 (bad for parts) and 10 (new in its packaging)

Our range of road bike headsets:

We offer a large number of road bike headsets, of all brands and standards, for all levels of use. The new parts come from stock clearance, they are offered at the best prices on the market, the second hand parts are intended for the renovation of road bikes at the best price.