Steering Pivot
From Openbike
List of current steering pivot solutions
- Rod end bearing
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- pro: allows fine adjustment of pivot angle
"foolproof" (cannot be misaligned)
- contra: more friction than roller bearings
- Cartridge bottom bracket, en:Bottom bracket
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- pro: easy available and cheap
- contra:
- en:Tapered roller bearing, U-bracket
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- pro: best solution from engineering point of view
- contra: lathe needed for building
- Tapered roller bearings, Flevo-style
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- en:Ball_bearing#Angular_contact
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- Bronze bushings, en:Bushing
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- Iglidur bushings
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- en:Polyoxymethylene (POM), also known as Delrin
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- en:Headset (bicycle part)
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- pro: easy to obtain
- contra: not designed for this type of load (some have very shallow cones), may wear out quickly
requires more vertical space
- Cup and cone bottom bracket, en:Ball_bearing
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- pro:
- contra: wears out very fast - do not use!:
