Headsets

Though they are fairly simple components, bicycle headsets can be difficult to understand. There are a vast array of different configurations and sizes, and it can feel quite overwhelming when looking at all the possibilities. In 2010, Cane Creek introduced the Standardized Headset Identification System (SHIS) - an effort to establish a unified classification system by which we describe all modern headsets. The codified name is a series of letters and numbers that describe its relevant dimensions, as well as how it fits into the bike frame.

Cane Creek 70 Hellbender Viscoset EC34 Upper

€129.95

Product number: BAA2391K

Manufacturer: Cane Creek

Manufacturernumber: BAA2391K

Directly available: 16

Product information "Cane Creek 70 Hellbender Viscoset EC34 Upper"

ViscoSet (patent-pending) offers viscous damping to make bicycles safer by inhibiting the uncontrolled steering oscillation known as speed wobble. Speed wobbles are vibrations that start small and get worse due to harmonics. This frightening shimmy can affect the handling of any bicycle under certain conditions and is the result of many different factors.
Utilizing specially designed damping plates above the bearing in the upper assembly, ViscoSet stops the oscillation before it can grow to a dangerous level. These micro-thin plates are inter-leaved in an encapsulated cartridge and connected to both the frame and the steerer tube. As they rotate against each other, a fluorocarbon gel between each layer provides viscous damping and stops the oscillation of the handlebars before it grows to a dangerous level.

Specs:

Cups and Covers: 7075 T-6 Aluminum
Covers: Low-friction upper bearing seal completely seals cup from contaminants and is fully captured by the top cover with no loose parts
Bearings: Dependable black-oxide, sealed cartridge bearings
Bearings: Premium, sealed stainless-steel bearings
Interlok®: Interlok® spacer compatible
Headtube-lenght: Design is head-tube length independent
Assembly: Pre-Greased Cartridge. No Re-Grease needed.
Stack Heights: External Cup (EC) - 22.2mm Top ZeroStack (ZS) - 13.5mm Top