I know that most commonly MTB's use 1 1/8" steerers and older non-suspension bikes use 1" but I don't really know anything about the width of modern road bikes. Do they now use 1 1/8" or do they use a different width?
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Most modern bicycles, be they road or mountain, use 1 1/8" threadless headsets. You will occasionally find bicycles, particularly in the lower cost ranges, that will still use an old 1" threaded headset and a threaded quill stem, but these are becoming more and more rare every year. |
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Tapered headsets with a larger lower bearing are becoming more common on road bikes. Doesn't make any difference to what stems fit, but if you are replacing a headset (or fork), it matters. e.g. http://www.fullspeedahead.com/category_list/53/HEADSETS (And 1" threadless headsets also exist. Most likely to be on an older bike that has had a new headset fitted, I suspect.) |
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