PSA $25 aluminum sealed bearing 1" threaded headset on eBay
10-12-20, 09:23 AM
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PSA $25 aluminum sealed bearing 1" threaded headset on eBay
Anybody else see these?
picture from eBay
I bought 3 of them on a flier. They arrived quickly, and look exactly as advertised, about 85 grams. No name on them, shiny and high quality look.
39mm stack height
Haven't installed one yet, but dimensions mic out as shown, diameters match ISO standard
picture from eBay
I bought 3 of them on a flier. They arrived quickly, and look exactly as advertised, about 85 grams. No name on them, shiny and high quality look.
39mm stack height
Haven't installed one yet, but dimensions mic out as shown, diameters match ISO standard
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10-12-20, 09:57 AM
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Yep, I've got one of these. Gorgeous looking piece, but like you I haven't had a chance to install it yet.
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10-12-20, 10:03 AM
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111 sold, now sold out!
10-12-20, 10:41 AM
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Check around, there was at least one other seller for about the same price.
I have no way to verify this, but I've heard that OEM over orders from bike manufacturers buying in bulk dump them on eBay from time to time.
I have no way to verify this, but I've heard that OEM over orders from bike manufacturers buying in bulk dump them on eBay from time to time.
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10-12-20, 12:31 PM
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I tried one. Very light, but the threads are a bit rough on them. Feels almost like plastic.
Crown race on mine is 27.0 JIS.
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Crown race on mine is 27.0 JIS.
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10-12-20, 12:57 PM
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My bike coop had something similar but with a silky finish. The name is Chin Haur. I was skeptical. I installed it. It feels like a champ. Some cheap stuff is good, or at least is good initially. It hasn't stood the test of time, but I'm optimistic.
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10-12-20, 01:08 PM
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There are time that I like living in Europe and times I don't...
The bike as tool is one of those times, I can buy these all day every day for
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Or just slum it with ball bearings in a retainer ring, but with 26.4 crown race option, for $11.80 shipped!
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My friend has one in his Nishiki commuter as well. Nothing untoward to report after a year of all-weather use!
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This shows us how low our expectations are of Chinese made goods, and it isn't justified. When I was a kid, whenever we saw "Made in Japan" on something, we would laugh. Then the stuff got good. Now Korean and Taiwanese stuff is known to be good. Watch out. China is a manufacturing powerhouse now. The new stuff is impressive.
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the link from Germany_chris takes you to a 1-1/8" Passage, but the Pic in the post looks like a 1" Falcon (which has sealed bearings) and if the Falcon is available for $21 (in any country) I'm BUYING!
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In the 60s, "Made in Japan" was synonymous with cheap junk. By the end of the 70s, it was a mark of quality. In retrospect it's fairly amazing how quickly the reputation turned around.
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This shows us how low our expectations are of Chinese made goods, and it isn't justified. When I was a kid, whenever we saw "Made in Japan" on something, we would laugh. Then the stuff got good. Now Korean and Taiwanese stuff is known to be good. Watch out. China is a manufacturing powerhouse now. The new stuff is impressive.
Cheap goods and money talks. I’m as guilty as anyone. Patience is a virtue, and they have it.
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Let’s watch political comments please. This thread started drifting that direction.
10-12-20, 08:16 PM
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It's off topic, but a really interesting book that talks a lot about the Japanese transition to high quality manufacturing, in the post-war era, is The Reckoning.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_...alberstam_book)
It's primarily about Nissan and Ford, but has many interesting notes about history, manufacturing, labor and political relationships,.etc.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_...alberstam_book)
It's primarily about Nissan and Ford, but has many interesting notes about history, manufacturing, labor and political relationships,.etc.
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Yup. Some of their success is due to cheating, but let's not kid ourselves about what they're doing right, either. They're ready for anything, and the pandemic shows that we were not able to manufacture things we need urgently. Also see the story about how Apple wanted to make one computer model here but could not get the screws it needed. US manufacturers have given up in some areas.
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Chin Haur provided many, many OEM square taper bottom brackets for the MTB market in the late 90's to early 00's.
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There is nothing I can do about it. I am competing with myself.
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My brother in law was an intellectual property lawyer for an international company, and I found his stories interesting. He said the company faced the fact that many -- but not all -- Asian countries don't really respect intellectual property as an asset, so many people in those countries have no compunction about copying people's work. I think our culture places too much value in some cases, so we are at opposite ends of the spectrum.
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My brother in law was an intellectual property lawyer for an international company, and I found his stories interesting. He said the company faced the fact that many -- but not all -- Asian countries don't really respect intellectual property as an asset, so many people in those countries have no compunction about copying people's work. I think our culture places too much value in some cases, so we are at opposite ends of the spectrum.
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Nice, thanks for the heads up. I'll give these a whirl.