The Cane Creek headsets have interchangeable parts, so the only difference between the 10, 40 and 110 series's is the material used. I had intended to go with a 40 series for some time, but with some knit-picky anguish. The 40 series has a blue ring painted around it and has little gecko images. My bike is orange and black with some white (lettering) and silver (chain and rotors). There just wasn't enough room in the color pallet for blue, nor cute reptiles for that matter. the 110 has stainless steel bearings and uses a stronger aluminum in the cups. That upgrade plus the no paint, no gecko thing forced an upgrade at the last minute. 110 it is. Image from Bike24.com website, one of the Europe order sites I used.
My search for a flat handlebar lasted longer than originally anticipated but this Syntace bar hit for the cycle ... strong, light, affordable and the right size and bend.
Now, about that little handlebar bell. Its not getting installed for two reasons; 1) Bike bells are not loud enough to make a real difference except at the slowest of speeds. 2) I'm a grown-ass man with testicles. Ding-ding, ding-ding ain't happenin'. The bell does have a bracket that fits in the spacer stack and can be use to mount a horn ... a man horn! I got the idea of a horn from ViventeBikes.com. Check-em out.
Parts Arrived So Far:
Soma Wolverine frame (54cm)
Matching Soma lugged fork
Cane Creek 110 headset (Black)
Syntace Duraflite 640mm flat handlebar
Horn bracket from a repurposed Mirrycle Incredibell bell
Anodized orange spacers (1mm)
Anodized orange headset bolt
Parts Installed:
None
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