Headsets
https://www.bikeradar.com/advice/buyers-guides/the-ultimate-guide-to-headsets/ Home Advice Buying Guides The ultimate guide to headsets The ultimate guide to headsets Everything you need to know about this key bike component Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Email to a friend By Benedict Pfender Published: April 23, 2023 at 10:00 am The headset is a component fitted into the head tube of your bike that enables it to steer and holds your fork in place. It usually comprises – but not always – a separate component that presses into the head tube of the bike. It sits between the crown of the fork and the bottom of the headtube, and the top of the headtube and the stem. There are almost as many variants of headset as there are types of bike, and making sense of which headset your bike uses, how it works and how to buy a replacement one is not a simple task. Here’s our guide to help you get to grips with the humble headset. What are the par