Tapered Fork To Non Tapered Frame Headset

Cane creek 40 series integrated headset for tapered forks 4 3 out of 5 stars 22.

Tapered fork to non tapered frame headset.

Quite a few brands make them now too. Rockshox recon silver tk black 26 inch 4 6 out of 5 stars 49. Only 1 left in stock order soon. The lower headset acts as a reducer for this straight fork.

Daz you can lead a horse to water but a pencil must be lead. Rockshox recon silver rl d1 suspension fork 29 air 100mm 1 1 8 qr rake. Cane creek hope and token off the top of my head. As long as your headtube is 44mm it will replace the lower internal headset cup with an external cup to suit the tapered steerer.

You can t use a tapered fork on a normal 11 8 frame as the tapered fork is fatter than that. But you can use a non tapered fork on a tapered frame with the correct headset. The headtube is tapered but the fork is not it is straight with the typical 30 1mm crown race seat. You can t use a tapered fork on a normal 11 8 frame as the tapered fork is fatter than that.

The frame was made to accept a tapered fork but this particular headset choice allows the use of the common 28 6mm column straight fork 1 1 8 fork. It will add about 10mm to the axle to crown height as well.