How to Install a Threadless Headset

by Levi Bloom

Below are instructions for installing a threadless headset. This is the most common type of headset today, found on almost all modern road and mountain bikes. (It is called the "threadless" headset because there are no threads on the fork's steerer tube.)

These instructions will require the HHP-2 and CRS-1 from Park Tool. They are on the expensive side, but still cheaper than damaging a $1000 frame.

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The tools for this repair can be purchased at:

Performance Bike, Nashbar, or eBay.

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