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Old 10-30-20, 03:41 PM
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HillRider
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Bikes: '96 Litespeed Catalyst, '05 Litespeed Firenze, '06 Litespeed Tuscany, '20 Surly Midnight Special, All are 3x10. It is hilly around here!

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Originally Posted by Bobsled
This prolly doesn't do you any good, but I have a 2001 Litespeed Classic and still running the original King headset. But mine is not an integrated headset..
I'm not sure when Literspeed first began their unfortunate trial of integrated headsets, apparently in 2002, but it was continued at least through 2004. I do know that their very first integrated headset frames tried to use both Campy (45ºx45º bearings) and Cane Creek (36ºx45º bearings) and neither worked properly. Later they machined the seats to use only Cane Creek bearing cartridges. You might be able to get the specifications from Cane Creek.

By 2005 they returned to press-in cup headsets as on my 2005 Firenza and 2006 Tuscany. I'm glad they did!
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