Attendees at immediately’s MADE present might discover 11 totally different bikes with a model new headset from Wolf Tooth Elements. Bikes from Mosaic, Scarab, Seeker, Hoff, and Sanitas will even characteristic WTC’s first internally routed headset, particularly designed for the ENVE IN-Route system.
Whereas maligned by many mechanics, inside headset routing is getting extra well-liked, even on metallic bikes with 44mm head tubes. That’s the place the brand new WTC EC44U INT headset is available in. Following the WTC headset formulation, this new headset is made within the USA from 6061 aluminum and contains Enduro chrome steel bearings.
Suitable with any body that makes use of a 44mm inside headtube and exterior cups (EC), the headset high cap is particularly designed to interface with the ENVE IN-Route system with both stems or one-piece stem/bars. Wolf Tooth claims that the 15.8mm stack top of the highest cap is the shortest of all inside EC headsets for the IN-Route system and one in every of “the shortest for any inside EC headset for any totally built-in cockpit in the marketplace.” It’s additionally fairly gentle at 116g for the total headset.
Accessible in seven totally different colours, the headset is offered now for the higher and decrease set at $219.95.
Options:
- Designed particularly for the ENVE IN-Route System
- Headset is machined in Minnesota, USA with 6061 aircraft-grade aluminum
- Suitable with any bike that makes use of a 44mm headtube inside diameter for EC headset cups
- Designed with the Wolf Tooth triple-sealed system current on all different Wolf Tooth headsets:
- Inner o-ring high cap seal prevents water intrusion across the steerer tube
- Customized-molded higher cup lip seal offers extra safety for the higher bearing
- Customized molded dual-lip seal on the crown race to guard decrease bearing within the hardest situations.
- Accessible in seven Wolf Tooth anodized colours to match different Wolf Tooth parts: black, uncooked silver, purple, orange, crimson, gold, and blue
Dimensions:
- Whole Stack Higher Headset – 15.8mm
- Whole Stack Decrease Headset – 12.25mm
- For headtube inside diameter – 44mm
- Cup Exterior Diameter – 56.5mm
Weights:
- EC44U Headset – 69g
- EC44L Headset – 47g
- Full EC44U/L Headset – 116g EC44U INT
Headset Particular person Weights
- EC44U Cup – 19g
- Compression Ring – 8g
- Prime Cap – 18g
- 52mm Stainless Metal Enduro Bearing – 24g
