For Sale: Campagnolo C-Record Headset

Hi there,

I'm selling this chrome plated alloy Campagnolo C-Record headset from the 80s/ early 90s. I got it with a Diamant racing frame that I bought recently but changed it for my old headset. As you can see on the photos, the headset is in a pretty good condition, there are just two scratches on the upper cup and one on the locknut.

I tried to find headsets of the same kind in a comparable condition to get to a fair price and have decided to ask for (80GBP) [now:] 55GBP after having checked ebay and other sites (where prices vary quite a lot). I found a thread on the forum where a C-Record headset was offered for 105GBP which (in my opinion) was in a worse condition than the one I have, so I hope this price is fair.

I'm in the Netherlands right now so I could post from here; or, I'll be in London at the end of next week so we could also arrange picking the headset up then.

Please let me know about questions..
Thanks

price drop: 70 pounds

Seems a bit over priced.. Think this is a c record era athena or similar.
The one that was £105 was probably record with the holes in the lower cup.
Have you got pictures of the bearing surfaces?
I would say £50ish.
I got a chorus one for £40 something.

I should have one of these which I paid about £40-50 in excellent condition

I have seen NOS one for £80 on ebay I think...

thanks for the advice.. this is the thread of the headset i mentioned; but i'm pretty sure that this was incredibly overpriced if you'd look for around 50£.. http://www.lfgss.com/thread75557.html

alright, so let's say 55£.

Going on my own headsets Athena and the like have Athena written on them and C-Record just Campag...

you guys should know, were the c-record pista ones the same as other c record headsets?
I am asking as the stack height is quite big on that one

Nope,that's athena,c-record look exactly the same once installed,the only visible difference is the holes in the upper fixed cup sleeve as sdw said.

Pista ones had a lower stack height for sure... check Velobase.

i was looking at references like this: http://stolengoat.com/product/campagnolo-chorus-headset-c-record-era/ no holes, "c-record"

i thought that it didn't make sense to have holes in an alloy part as they would only make a minimal weight difference, but then i checked velobase: http://www.velobase.com/ViewComponent.aspx?ID=05bd7218-e43a-45fd-ae23-794e5f4666d0&Enum=111

i measured the stack height and it's about 43mm.

actually, it's 42mm measured

How do you measure stack height? Honest and maybe daft question...

From Velobase
"Pista headset uses same bearings, but has a stack of 38.5mm"

ah yeah, same bearings but 3.5mm lower. thanks!

^^beat me

Thanks!

Correct me if I'm wrong but there is no Pista version of the C-rec headset right?
Like the bracket - they were interchangeable pista/strada, no?
Or was that talk about the stack height of the older pista headsets?!

Have a free bump!

yes there is, its lower by a fraction apparently.

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Hi there,

Please let me know about questions..
Thanks

If it's still available let me know a price in euro...

As this thread comes up high in google searches I think it's a good idea to clear up some misinformation presented in this thread.

C record headsets are easy to tell apart from Chorus and Athena headsets of the same era, even when installed. C-Record doesn't have the chamfer/edge. See image.

Ive wondered about this before, and I see what you mean about the chamfered edge but then I came across a couple of things;

No.1
http://www.pedalpedlar.co.uk/collections/headsets/products/campagnolo-c-record-vintage-1-threaded-headset
Did they make Chorus/Athena headsets with drilled upper cups? Or have they listed this incorrectly?

No2.
I have a Campagnolo headset on a Raleigh track bike from the 80's that has a stack height of exactly 38.5mm with chamfered edges and as far as I can find out Chorus/Athena headsets have a larger stack height.

I haven't yet taken my headset apart to see if the top cup is drilled (it will happen tomorrow) but its a bit of a head scratcher.

Anyway let me know what you think :)

I got the stack height wrong, its actually 42mm. However I took it off the frame and it has a drilled top cup.

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