Campagnolo Headset bearings & retainers

Does anyone know where I can get the correct ball bearing/retainers for this 90's record HS-01OR headset?

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u don't need the retainers i don't think, all they are is a way to hold the bearings in place to make life easier.

buy loose in the same size that you have.

Would ask Andy at CampagService or Mercian Cycles, or measure your existing bearings carefully as some of the info on the web varies:

http://www.campagservice.co.uk/index.htm

http://www.merciancycles.co.uk/campagnolo.asp

JensonUSA for 97-04 Re/Ch Campagnolo Headset/Hiddenset Bearings $34.50 delivered I think:

http://www.jensonusa.com/store/product/BG409A32-Campagnolo+Headsethiddenset+Bearings.aspx

Campagnolo 97-02 Record and Chorus Headset Bearings: Complete set of headset bearings for 1997 - 2002 1 inch Record and Chorus standard and threadless headsets. 5/32 and 3/16 upper and lower set:
http://www.bikeman.com/BB9700.html

More info:

http://www.bikepro.com/products/headsets/campy_hst.html

"Each of the bearing assemblies has twenty 3/16" diameter steel ball bearings held in a steel retainer." (The ones in your picture look like 19 bearings)

These on ebay, but old:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350286271084

Wheel Making Bottle of 150 loose ball bearings - 3/16 inch, Wheels Manufacturing produce a much higher grade steel bearing that's found in high-end Shimano and Campagnolo hubs and other high-grade components:

http://www.mx1.co.uk/productdetail.asp?ProductID=9491

thanks

Campag Strada and Pista use different sizes balls.
Check old Campag catalogues:
http://www.campyonly.com/history/catalogs.html

Dylan is right you don't need the retainer / cage thing - many people discard them - but I would get some extra bearings to pack in the spaces left by the cage to keep it running smooth and prevent them all slopping to one side, which could loosen off the headset.

I just took took apart an old threaded Super Record headset - it originally used 2 cages of 20 3/16" bearings, both the cages were missing and the races looked pretty sparse. I reckon I'd need about 28 loose give or take a couple - to replace a cage of 20. some later Record h/sets used one race of 3/16 and one of 5/32.

Grade 10 ball bearings are only a few pennies more and suposed to be better quality than grade 25 or stainless - more info here: [html][/html]http://simplybearings.co.uk/shop/p37998/3/16+inch+Diameter+Hardened+Chrome+Steel+Ball+Bearings+%28Pack+of+100%29+Grade+10/product_info.html[html][/html]