sealed vs. unsealed

[mattttyler]

im looking at some threadless headsets and i was just wondering the difference between sealed and unsealed

what does it mean??

 

[Jacob Alexander]

Headsets are made with two types of bearings, loose ball (often in a retainer cage) or cartridge bearings.

The "seals" in loose ball headsets are just rubber gaskets or O-rings that make a half-hearted attempt to keep out water and dirt.

Cartridge bearings can be fully sealed or shielded which is a semi-seal. A big advantage to cartridge bearing headsets is that the bearings contain the races in the same unit so a worn out bearing can be replaced without pressing out the cups or crown race

get sealed, its stronger

 

[Billie Rainbow]

and smooth as hell

 

[Michael Rankin]

A little searching could have answered this for you

 

[Zach!]

sealed is stronger and is way smoother i would suggest you to get a cane creek s-3

 

[markmacwan]

sealed is stronger and is way smoother i would suggest you to get a cane creek s-1

Fixed,an s-1 is basicly the same as an s-3 but with steel cups,i heard lots of people breaking s-3s

 

[Michael Rankin]

But the bearings in the S-3 are slightly better than the ones in the S-1.

 

[MaTt.OnE]

i have a sc-1 and i personally love it<3333333333333333

 

[Jacob Alexander]

sealed is stronger and is way smoother i would suggest you to get a fsa pig

fixed

 

[DJ Lee]

A little searching could have answered this for you

this is a form of searching.


and to the asker: get an origin 8. best headset for the price, oh yes

 

[Michael Rankin]

this is a form of searching.


and to the asker: get an origin 8. best headset for the price, oh yes

Wrong. This is a form of laziness.

 

[michaelchavez]

s1 ftw

 

[Zaηe]

in the instant words of a friend when he felt my origin8
holy fuck thats smooth as tits.