IMPORTANT UPDATE: Hope Technology have announced they are suspending the Bronze colour option until January 2025. This is due to concerns about quality control, and colour consistency. Hope strive to produce the best finish possible on all their products, and they feel there are improvements that can be made to the Bronze finish for a more consistent colour across their range of parts. All special order for parts in Bronze colour are suspended until further notice, but the colour will return in January! We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
- Hope's top quality sealed cartridge bearing headset is CNC machined in the UK from 2014 aluminium alloy.
- Stainless steel bearings and races, protected from all conditions with O-ring seals in the cups, ensuring years of maintenance-free service.
- Fits standard 1 1/8" head tubes.
- New split top and bottom wedges ensure easy installation and removal, and keep the headset nice and tight.
- Available in various colours, any no longer listed are discontinued.
- Comes with free colour-matched Hope Hed Doctor (RRP £15 when sold separately).
- Stack height: 28mm
- Weight: 119g (including top cap and Hed Doctor).
The three shims pictured are to set the pre-load of the seal on the top cap. More washers gives a more free-running headset, whereas subtracting washers offers better sealing... clever!
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Posted by Nicolas
Maybe the best looking headset ever? It just feel so great ! Of caurse it's hope, it cost alote but it still stays one of the best headset out there! I got mine in blue, the color scheme is just amazing with all of my other blue hope parts! A must buy for bike enthusiast!
Reply from TartyBikes
Hi Nicolas - I'm glad you like your headset, they are great quality. Thanks for the review.
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Posted by David
Good headset, bearings bedded very quickly. Lining up the Hope logos on the cups was a bum because it says hope three times so you notice every mm out it is but thats just aesthetic anyway.