Whereas the vast majority of the trade appears intensely targeted on marginal positive aspects at any value, a couple of manufacturers are maintaining it basic – and stylish. Following the current announcement of a brand new line of 1″ threaded headsets from Rene Herse, Wilde Bicycle Co. in the present day 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 prime 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 can be made in a couple of 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. Immediately, we’ve got three completely 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 while you take away the fork. An attention-grabbing element is that the Rene Herse headsets usually are not anodized, that means they conduct electrical energy. That’s apparently a key element when utilizing your body/fork because the return path on your generator lighting system. I discovered one thing new in the present day.
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 preserve 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.
