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This is now worrying me.
As far as I can see, it's about a 2011 frame. Dark green with white panels for the decals. Can I just replace the bearings?
It's really notchy when turning and any preload locks it up worse. Can't afford a lbs to look at it really
PhilDAS-
Can I just replace the bearings?
It's really notchy when turningIt's the races which are pitted, and those are the bits which are pressed into the frame and need removing so that you can fit new ones, either OE or cartridges from an integrated headset.
The stupid thing about this is that Specialized probably saved all of $2 per Langster by using their stupid headset instead of a commonly available generic EC34 or IS one. Every owner who has ever had to deal with their crap would much rather have paid £500 for the bike rather than £495 in order to be in a better position 5 years down the road.
gbj_tester
Semi-integrated is sometimes a synonym for zero stack, but it can also mean a frame with proprietary inserts between the headtube and the bearing cartridges. They quite often use the same cartridges as integrated ones, but there are numerous variations.
If you use google, you will find about a million articles on Langster headsets. There are also several variants of Langster in different materials, I doubt that they all use exactly the same headset.
Once you have established exactly what you have at the moment, it will become much easier to discover what you need to replace it.