[CR]Bianchi Headset question

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Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:09:40 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Gonzalez" <joeysarah@sbcglobal.net>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]Bianchi Headset question

Mike Short queried:

Hello All,

Can someone confirm for me the size of the balls needed for the Campy made integrated Bianchi Specialissima headset?

Thanks in advance, Mike Short, Austin TX USA.

I have always used 1/8 inch freewheel bearings. I also find the bearings are so small they are easily displaced off of the top race. By turning the frame and fork upside down with the bearings loaded into the concave threaded headset piece (as opposed to placing the bearings on the sloping top headset pressed in piece) it is much easier to reassemble the headset.

Chris Gonzalez
Carmel, California
USA