I hadn't fully appreciated the headset-spacer variant of the hammerstrike bell until your message, Michael - so, last weekend I picked one up and now am happy to give a full report. I have a 1" threadless Legolas which has long-suffered with another's (failed) tapped-spacer-mount, which had promptly stripped out due to inadequate material...
This Crane headset-spacer version is a very nice, machined solid block that should give much better support over the miles. It is sized for 9/8", but comes with a nice, thick shim for 1" steerers - a good little widget in its own right to add to the tacklebox (I'm running a 1 1/8" Nitto lugged stem already on a good-n-tall spacer of it's own, so this was able to add onto the existing height). My only criticism is that could look a bit wonky when mixed into a stack of 1" and 9/8" bits (being "oversize"). This will not rotate when part of a tightened or compressed headset stack, under normal operating conditions. Just make sure your steerer is tall enough. I also have a headset-canti-brake-hanger-spacer in my setup, and this did not interfere with it (though the re-arrangement required an adjustment of overall brake cable length). The bell itself is well-made and effectively the same as the springy-dingy versions. RBW also offers a larger hammerstrike, but I haven't investigated if those are M5 mount (or not). http://tinyurl.com/co46hcs and http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/bellhed.htm =- Joe Bunik Walnut Creek, CA On 3/13/13, Michael <john11.2...@gmail.com> wrote: > Was thinking of getting this. > *http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/bellhed.htm*<http://www.rivbike.com/product-p/bellhed.htm> > > My only concern is I think it doesn't rotate around the steerer tube, so > one would have to know exactly where you want it facing before cranking > down on the headset locknut. > I can rehearse that with my regular bell before installing. > The price is very nice. > I have lotsa room for it on the sterrer tube/headset. > > Let me know if you have it and like it, and if anything to think twice > about before attempting installation. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
