tuscanyswe
01-19-2017, 08:32 AM
Anyone have one ? or know what headset / bearings the frame should take?
Bought a used 2011 CaadX to build a flat bar bike which i have been wanting for a while. Couldn't seem to get the headset adjusted properly. So took out bearings labelled 36/45 in there and tried 45/45 and now they work with a different bearing cover ofc.
The bottom bearing and crown race are still the 36/45 if that makes a difference. This has me a little confused. So I'm wondering if the frame for some reason had the wrong bearings installed previously and i just got lucky and installed the correct angle bearings by luck? But considering the bottom bearings and race are still for the headset that the frame arrived with I'm not sure what to think. I know the upper bearing-cover was not original as that one should have an integrated canti hanger which my frames headset dident have so alterations were made at some point..
Could possibly a 45/45 feel correct in a 36/45 shell always perhaps and problems would only occur after a while? but that doesn't seem likely as it feels very smooth even when i torque bit to much.
Ive searched a little but couldn't find anything that left me confident about the situation.
Thank you!
Bought a used 2011 CaadX to build a flat bar bike which i have been wanting for a while. Couldn't seem to get the headset adjusted properly. So took out bearings labelled 36/45 in there and tried 45/45 and now they work with a different bearing cover ofc.
The bottom bearing and crown race are still the 36/45 if that makes a difference. This has me a little confused. So I'm wondering if the frame for some reason had the wrong bearings installed previously and i just got lucky and installed the correct angle bearings by luck? But considering the bottom bearings and race are still for the headset that the frame arrived with I'm not sure what to think. I know the upper bearing-cover was not original as that one should have an integrated canti hanger which my frames headset dident have so alterations were made at some point..
Could possibly a 45/45 feel correct in a 36/45 shell always perhaps and problems would only occur after a while? but that doesn't seem likely as it feels very smooth even when i torque bit to much.
Ive searched a little but couldn't find anything that left me confident about the situation.
Thank you!