In a message dated 11/27/03 3:04:48 PM, flying_scot@btopenworld.com writes:
>Bianchi in Italy used a similar arrangement into the 1950s ? (Chuck / Steven
>/ Aldo) ?, and they even patented a manufacturing process to produce the
>necessarry flared head tubes to take the bearing races, and top and bottom
>lugs formed from a single piece of sheet steel....
>
>
The Bianchis used a conventional quill stem and were conventional in all
respects except the bearing races. Headclips are a very different animal.I made a
headclop fork once and it was tough. The steerer has to be the exact length
and you can't cut a bit off the to to make it so. Also, the top of the steerer
is 31/32", not 1". There a reason most were converted to conventional headsets
and conventional forks.
Phil Brown
Sna Rafael, Calif.