OEM headset was 88g + 5g of spacers (this headset has a higher stack so I no longer need to run spacers).
I used a piece of string tied to the seatpost to eye and mark where centre was to align the cups.
Rode Loftus with Eugene yesterday. Was good to get Eugene’s opinion on the build as he’s ridden my other bikes and always found 29ers to feel too big.
He loved the Chisel. In his words it was crazy light, wants to get airborne off everything. Super efficient. Climbed like a goat.
I think we both agree that 27.5″ feels more like a spiritual successor to 26″, and a lot more like 26″ than 29″
All that said I came home to a package from Great Britain. A Works Components Angled Headset which slackens (or steepens!) the head tube angle by 1°.
I thought about not installing it as I’m happy with how the bike rides as is, but it’s here now, and hey I’m all for experimentation so I got it on.
The Chisel now has a 65° HTA (67° stock with 29er wheelset), 75.7° STA (+0.2°), -1.5mm reach, +10.9mm wheelbase and -1.8mm BB Height.
I doubt I’ll feel a radical difference, and if there is a difference I’m sure I’ll adapt to it pretty quickly.