Re: [CR]Mystified by Galli/headset not A9

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From: <NortonMarg@aol.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2003 10:02:06 EST
Subject: Re: [CR]Mystified by Galli/headset not A9
To: pcb@skyweb.net, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


In a message dated 3/22/03 9:33:10 PM Pacific Standard Time, pcb@skyweb.net writes:


> The roller-bearing headset was seen as a
> cool upgrade (rebadged Stronglight A9?).
>

I have one that I got recently, and I was expecting an A9. I was pleasantly surprised to receive a far superior product. The bearings do not use a pressed steel washer for a race (they're heavier machined pieces like an automotive wheel bearing) and are inverted in relation to the StrongLight. The aluminum parts are machined instead of cast. It also looks like a normal stack height (36-38mm, depending on washer thickness).
Stevan Thomas
Alameda, CA