Hello! Sorry for my english,
I have this Northrock fatbike since january 2024. I use it all the time for commuting, all season (I live in Canada and there is a lot of snow). Now I have some problems with it. The brake get stuck and the cable of the break is rusty. The chain is rusty too. I believe I will be able to repair this but my biggest problem is with the handlebar. When I turn it seem so stuck and hard. I believe it is a problem with the Threadless headset (the bearing and all). The top of the headset seems fine, but the bottom is destroyed.
So now I want to change it but every pieces of Threadless Headset that I see online do not have little balls for the bearing like I did. Is that a new kind of bearing?
And my Fork steerer tube is 1-1/8", so will all threadless headsets for 1-1/8" be compatible?
Do you have a suggestion for good replacement piece?
This is the Diagram of the Threadless Headset of my bike: https://northrockbikes.ca/threadless-headset-diagram/
Thank you!
by Matelot_Pierrot
1 Comment
I suggest taking it to a bike store.
You could replace the headset with one with enclosed bearings, but you would need to change the so-called crown race on your fork.
And to be honest, I have no clue what is up with that bottom bearing (assuming you have an XCF or XC00, since those sre their fatbike models).
The top bearing is a ZS44. Any will do, they come with everthing you need. The bottom bearing (cup) has an external diameter of 50.6 mm and I simply cannot find any bearings in that size.