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 Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 8:15 am |
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| tjchad |
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| Hey guys, my Team Pro headset keeps loosening up. What's a decent replacement? And I know it's 1" but do I need to be aware of any other special "Gitane-y" funkiness? |
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| bowser |
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hi have a specialized on mine not period i know but looks good
any standard 1" should be ok campag stronglight etc
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| Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2011 5:14 am |
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| verktyg |
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Welcome to the Forum.
A helpful suggestion, there is a wealth of knowledge available in the Forum Archives.
Click on Search and look under headset and so on.
Scroll down through this message thread and you will find a lot of information on Gitane headsets.
http://www.gitaneusa.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1797&highlight=stack+heighth+height
Additionally , it always helps to post pictures of your bike so that we can help plus we like to see other folk's bikes too!  |
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1984 Criterium
1969 TdF
1971 TdF
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1984 TdF x 2 Bikes
1970 SC
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| Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 7:25 am |
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| tjchad |
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Thanks guys! I figured it was a standard 1" but after reading about Gitane's penchant for oddities I figured I would make sure before buying anything. The current (original?) headset is a Spiedel. I think something shiny will look nice on the frame.
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| Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 9:57 am |
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| sandranian |
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| Did you try some lock-tite on it? You can get the type that doesn't "freeze" the joints (forget if that's the blue or the red). |
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| Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 2:02 pm |
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| tjchad |
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| Stephan, I thought about that also. I do have some of the blue (non-permanent) Loctite. It's either that, a new HS or carrying around my wrenches... |
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| Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 10:10 pm |
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| verktyg |
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Chad,
The messages above were supposed to be attached to this thread. I posted another response. |
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SF Bay Area, CA USA
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1984 Criterium
1969 TdF
1971 TdF
1974 TdF
1984 TdF x 2 Bikes
1970 SC
1971 SC
1972 SC
1984 SC
1984 Team Pro
1985 Professional
1990s Team Replica |
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| Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 8:52 pm |
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Try adding a spacer between the lock nut and the adjustable cup. From the picture I couldn't see a spacer and I know that the A9 headsets all came with one from the factory. If the bike had a reflector fitted at some point the spacer will have been thrown away.
You really shouldn't need to use Loctite. |
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