So I went round and we had a look at the stock headset today. It's a normal looking zs, probably 44/56 unit, but there was one thing that gave me pause.
The contact surface between the carbon frame and alu cups can't be more than 4mm, then the frame widens away from the headset. I couldn't tell if it was just a press fit, or if there was a bond of some kind helping out, but that seems like a very shallow contact to me. The Works lower cup has ~13mm of surface ready to mate with the frame, should he be nervous with so little overlap?
June 29, 2021, 9 p.m. - Velocipedestrian
So I went round and we had a look at the stock headset today. It's a normal looking zs, probably 44/56 unit, but there was one thing that gave me pause. The contact surface between the carbon frame and alu cups can't be more than 4mm, then the frame widens away from the headset. I couldn't tell if it was just a press fit, or if there was a bond of some kind helping out, but that seems like a very shallow contact to me. The Works lower cup has ~13mm of surface ready to mate with the frame, should he be nervous with so little overlap?