For folks considering 1" threaded roller bearing headsets in general, there is also a Miche offering that QBP sells, meaning any LBS can order for you. That has rollers top and bottom.
On Saturday, January 5, 2013 9:45:48 AM UTC-8, BSWP wrote: > > I note that the RBW Tange/IRD setup has needle bearings at bottom, and > ball bearings at top. Most of us considering switching to roller bearings > for added damping, I would suppose, already have ball bearings both top and > bottom. So why not replace just the bottom bearing? It must be industry > practice to sell only "sets" of upper and lower headset bearings, not > individual uppers or lowers. > > Also, can anyone comment on Tange/IRD quality vs. no-name manufacturers > who supply resellers such as Velo-Orange? VO's roller bearing set (rollers > upstairs and down) is half the price of the Tange/IRD set. > > - Andrew, Berkeley > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/hi6U1LA8lcMJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.