Whereas nearly all of the business appears intensely centered on marginal beneficial properties at any value, just a few manufacturers are conserving it traditional – and fashionable. Following the current announcement of a brand new line of 1″ threaded headsets from Rene Herse, Wilde Bicycle Co. right this moment 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 will likely be made in multiple batch, so if you would like one, you most likely ought to pre-order one.
Specs
Fork sort: 1″ English threaded
Stack peak: 41mm
S.H.I.S. Higher: EC30 / 25.4-24tpi
S.H.I.S. Decrease: EC30
Crown Race: ISO (26.4mm)
Machined from 7075 collection 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 the sudden, we have now 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 if you take away the fork. An fascinating element is that the Rene Herse headsets will not be 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 right this moment.
For those who want a decrease stack peak, 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 peak: 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 peak
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 peak: 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.
