What Is A Bike Headset? Everything You Need to Know

A smooth, well-maintained headset keeps your mountain bike steering crispy and controlled, but if it’s rusty or crusty, you’ll feel it! In this video, Owen Coutts explains how headsets work, the different standards, and how to choose the right one for your bike by breaking down the anatomy of a headset. From bearing types, steerer tube sizes, and even internal cable routing.

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⏱️ Timestamps ⏱️
00:00 - Intro
00:20 - Aheadset
00:58 - How It Works
02:27 - Cups
04:12 - Steerers
05:22 - Bearings
07:25 - Internal Cable Routing
08:38 - Rotation Limiters
09:48 - Which One Do You Need?

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