Bahhhh, head out of the gutter readers!
This is a head set. It's gold. It's bling. It's top shelf stuff. I didn't get it on special. I just wanted it.
In fact, I ultimately paid more than what I should have. I originally purchased a silver Cane Creek head set, as it was like $24, reduced from $90. Alas, it turned up, weighed half of what the bike would have anyway and didn't come with the top cap (re-reading the order, it did say that). My sorry, lame-ass excuse here is that I got the Cane Creek head set very early on the piece before I realised the hidden complexity of this build-you-own-bike malarkey.
So, Hope. English made. This is one of 3 Hope components that will find their way on the Heckler - next two ordered. Delivery pending. Stay tuned.
So a head set is what I guess "mounts" the front forks to the frame, provides a bearing race for smooth steering and tightens the whole lot up. A stem will be needed to connect the handlebars. The headset doesn't actually look like this on the bike, the top half sits above the steering tube on the frame and the bottom mounts below. If you don't know what I am on about... meh, wait for the final pictures, it'll all make sense.
By the way, sorry if you think this whole process in taking a while. Firstly, it takes time to source everything, and secondly, a small one of life's annoyances is getting in the way. Work.
Progressive costs:
Actual: $2593.82
Estimated: $2487.39
If RRP: $4687.07
Bite me,
Justin.
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