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  1. #1
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    adjustable angle headset que

    I've got an 05 ish rocky MT slayer. It climbs really well and is all right on the down but nothing like a free ride bike. It has 1 1/8 headset and head tube. I've seen adjustable angle headsets for 1 1/8 steertubes but they all seem to be for 1.5" head tubes. Does an adjustable headset that fits in a 1 1/8 head tube exist?
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    "works components" has a -1 degree headset for 1 1/8 headtube/steerer. not adjustable just -1 degree. quality headset. about $160 shipped from jolly ol England. I have a couple friends on them. reporting no problems and liking them

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    Yep, I got a Works headset which I installed in a gen 1 Surly Instigator. Works like a champ.

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    For a straight 1 1/8" traditional headset? Bery inardestink
    No longer stuck.

    Quote Originally Posted by stuckathuntermtn View Post
    Just an uneducated guess.

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    Quote Originally Posted by stuckathuntermtn View Post
    For a straight 1 1/8" traditional headset? Bery inardestink
    http://www.workscomponents.co.uk/wor...itment-6-p.asp
    for realz

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    Quote Originally Posted by zombinate View Post
    Yep, I got a Works headset which I installed in a gen 1 Surly Instigator. Works like a champ.
    Does 1° make much difference?

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    Quote Originally Posted by grinch View Post
    Cool.

    Quote Originally Posted by Beaver View Post
    Does 1° make much difference?
    Good point.
    No longer stuck.

    Quote Originally Posted by stuckathuntermtn View Post
    Just an uneducated guess.

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    My new frame is adjustable 1 degree total by .5 of a degree (66, 65.5,65). You would notice .5 degrees. 1 while not huge is quite noticeable . My fork is a touch longer axle to crown so bike is almost .5 degrees slacker in each setting. I find 65.5-66 to be where I like it as my daily xc/am pedaler

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    Quote Originally Posted by Beaver View Post
    Does 1° make much difference?
    Its noticable, my prophet is easily adjustable between 67.5 and 69 by moving the shock pivot and I notice a fair difference, I leave it at 67.5, that said the slayer isn't gona be an FR bike by changing the head angle 1 degree less

    I seem to remember you also get 1 degree by putting a 1" longer fork on a bike?

    what head angle did the 05 slayer come with?
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    Yup 1" higher front end = 1 degree. I guess you also have to decide how much abuse an 05 bike has had and is it worth it to put a $160 headset on if the frame may be reaching its final days. $40 offset bushings may be a less risky venture

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    I got a new rear triangle just before warranty ran out. I put on new pivot bearings at the time. I only rode it for about 4 years before getting something bigger and more suited to my local trail. Not thinking free ride bike, just a little faster on the down. But ya, $160 is probably more than I should spend on it. I've got a real nice rasta colored Chris king headset in one of the boxes of shit left over from the bike shop I once ran. Maybe I'll put that on. Most likely I'll be lazy and keep running the one on it.

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    I put a 1.5* Works headset on my ReignX (67* stock), and it's a big difference. (The lower cup is external, so it also adds some height just like a longer fork would. Probably ends up being 2*.)

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    not adjustable but a much cheaper option:

    http://www.offsetbushings.com/

    I just put a set of these in my status because no one made an offset headset.

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    headset externalizer--another option.
    http://www.enduroforkseals.com/id338.html

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    Another vote for the Works Components angled headset. I replaced the Cane Creek Angleset that I had on my bike as the gimbal kept knocking no matter what I did and I could not be happier.
    You should have been here yesterday!

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