Sealed Headset bearing identification/purchase

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  • I have a condor 1 inch aheadset/ threadless headset (circa 2005) on my bike and the cartridge bearings are starting to give out. They don't have anything written on them, I have checked carefully. Condor don't stock them anymore and don't know what they are. Is there anyway I can find out? I can measure the inside and outside widths but what about the angles?
    Are headset bearings the kind of thing regular bearing companies even stock?
    Thanks!

  • If it's a cartridge, it's probably standard, in bicycle terms, and it was probably made by TH (FSA).

  • There's only 45° or 36°(from the top of my head, I may be forgetting something), it's not hard to spot. Check inside, outside, height and angle and buy the same. Or try to find what headset came with the bike.

  • Thanks y'all. Condor were basically useless in identifying or helping. (Surprise?) I don't have callipers so with a bit of ruler measurement and angle guessing I think I have found something that will work. I've made an order and we'll see how i get on. Telling if the internal angle is 45 or 36 was much less easy than it sounds but using a bodgy method I think I figured it. Thanks again for the help. Wish me luck!

  • Telling if the internal angle is 45 or 36 was much less easy than it sounds but using a bodgy method I think I figured it.

    Cut a square of paper down the diagonal is the easiest - Tester on here approved method!

  • For the internal, just take the square corner and see if it'll touch the opposing sides.

    For the external, put it in a square inner corner and see if the contact points of the taper hit the measuring device the same distance from the apex. For 36 degrees, one distance will be about 3/4 of the other.

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Sealed Headset bearing identification/purchase

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