Cane creek headset issue

[laxincubus311]

i have the 1.5 one on my turner and it feel somewhat rough when i turn the fork. im pretty sure i put it together right, any ideas?

[Sideways]

Say's "creek" right in the name!

[Slacker]

Originally posted by laxincubus311
i have the 1.5 one on my turner and it feel somewhat rough when i turn the fork. im pretty sure i put it together right, any ideas?

Maybe preloaded the bearings too much??

[The Kadvang]

I have ridden several cane creek 1.5s and they all had 'notchy' feeling bearings. If you can't figure the problem out, it might just be worth gettin a new headset, like the pig.

[heikkihall]

Originally posted by The Kadvang
I have ridden several cane creek 1.5s and they all had 'notchy' feeling bearings. If you can't figure the problem out, it might just be worth gettin a new headset, like the pig.

i dont think they make a pig for a 1.5. Ive ridden the cane creek on both of my bikes for over a year now and they felt good until recently. I think my bearings are shot now and just need to be replaced. I just recently replaced my XXC Cane Creek with the e.thirteen reducers with FSA bearings and I am loving the low stack height and the way the headset feels.

[FlipSide]

Originally posted by heikkihall
i dont think they make a pig for a 1.5.

They do. It's called the Big Fat Pig. :)

[The Kadvang]

Originally posted by FlipSide
They do. It's called the Big Fat Pig. :)

Yep. :D

[binary visions]

Originally posted by The Kadvang
I have ridden several cane creek 1.5s and they all had 'notchy' feeling bearings. If you can't figure the problem out, it might just be worth gettin a new headset, like the pig.

The bearings on mine definitly do not feel notchy, so they're not all like that. Seems silly to get a new headset when plenty of people are running them with no problem.

My guess is setup issue, as mentioned above, probably preloading the bearings too much.

[laxincubus311]

does that mean tighting the top cap to much

[binary visions]

Originally posted by laxincubus311
does that mean tighting the top cap to much

Yes.

[DßR]

Originally posted by The Kadvang
I have ridden several cane creek 1.5s and they all had 'notchy' feeling bearings. If you can't figure the problem out, it might just be worth gettin a new headset, like the pig.

Ditto.

That's why I ditched mine for E13/FSA combo. The bearings felt like crap.

[MMcG]

Originally posted by DßR
Ditto.

That's why I ditched mine for E13/FSA combo. The bearings felt like crap.

How does that E13/FSA combo work? Where do those reducer cups fit into the headset? And is it expensive or a good value?

[binary visions]

Originally posted by MMcG
How does that E13/FSA combo work? Where do those reducer cups fit into the headset? And is it expensive or a good value?

Do a search.. it's been the target of pages of discussion.

In a nut shell, the reducer cups press directly into the headtube, and the integrated/zero stack bearings press into the reducer cups. The "headset" (that is, the normal headset cup) doesn't press into the reducers, just the bearings.

edit: It's $50 for the cups, plus about $25 for bearings, or more depending on which bearings you buy, so it's more expensive than a cheap headset (like an FSA Pig), but about the same price as a mid range headset. Considering the general quality of E.13's stuff, I think you get a pretty high quality headset for the price.

[MMcG]

Originally posted by binary visions
Do a search.. it's been the target of pages of discussion.

In a nut shell, the reducer cups press directly into the headtube, and the integrated/zero stack bearings press into the reducer cups. The "headset" (that is, the normal headset cup) doesn't press into the reducers, just the bearings.

edit: It's $50 for the cups, plus about $25 for bearings, or more depending on which bearings you buy, so it's more expensive than a cheap headset (like an FSA Pig), but about the same price as a mid range headset. Considering the general quality of E.13's stuff, I think you get a pretty high quality headset for the price.

Thanks and now I don't need to do a search - see! :p :D

[binary visions]

Originally posted by MMcG
Thanks and now I don't need to do a search - see! :p :D

:p

Well, DW chimed into the other threads with lots of info about the reducer cups, the benifits of it, etc.