Schwinn Headset

[bikejunky]

I just bought a 1950 Schwinn Hornet frame and fork. I am looking for a sealed bearing headset for it. Is there such a thing?

 

[doug713]

You need to look for an old school bmx headset 1" threaded you can find them now and then on ebay Chris King makes one probably costs more than you paid for the frame

 

[bikejunky]

I have a small collection of Chris King headsets (10+). I love them , just hate the cost. For some reason I was thinking the "Hornet" had like a 34 mm headtube. I guess I will figure it out Saturday when the mailman busts a nut putting the box on my porch.

Tim

 

[doug713]

just make sure its bmx not roadbike

 

[socal_jack]

Yer gonna want ~32.5-32.7mm cups

 

[RollingBob]

I just bought a 1950 Schwinn Hornet frame and fork. I am looking for a sealed bearing headset for it. Is there such a thing?

Neco makes a nice cartridge bearing headset I've got on three of my bikes. They make a 32.5mm version:

http://www.porkchopbmx.com/Alloy-BMX-he ... MH6712.htm

I successfully used this on a prewar Rollfast frame, although it was a little loose on that one so I ended up cementing the cups with epoxy.

They also make what looks like a nice repro set, if that suits the application. I haven't tried it yet, though:

http://luxlow.com/products-page/vintage ... ycle-size/