SaltPlus Echo Headset vs. SE Bikes Eluder Headset vs. Tange Ahead Headset (EC) - Direct Comparison
3 BMX Headsets compared side by side: SaltPlus Echo Headset, SE Bikes Eluder Headset and Tange Ahead Headset (EC). The lightest is SaltPlus Echo Headset at 0.07 kg. The lowest price is Tange Ahead Headset (EC) at 42.95 EUR.
Key Differences
Why buy SE Bikes "Eluder" Headset?
- ✗ 130 g heavier (0.20 kg)
- ✗ 11.00 EUR more expensive (53.95 EUR)
- ✓ aluminum cups, anodized
Conclusion
- SaltPlus "Echo" Headset - Oilslick excels in: weight
- Tange Ahead Headset (EC) - 1-1/8 Inch excels in: price
Technical Specifications
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| Product | SaltPlus "Echo" Headset - Oilslick | SE Bikes "Eluder" Headset | Tange Ahead Headset (EC) - 1-1/8 Inch |
| Price |
47.95 EUR Taxfree excl. shipping |
53.95 EUR Taxfree excl. shipping |
42.95 EUR 🏆 Taxfree excl. shipping |
| Manufacturer | SaltPlus | SE Bikes | Tange |
| Weight Scale: light to heavy (BMX Headsets category) | 0.07 kg 🏆 | 0.20 kg | 0.09 kg |
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| Material | 6061 aluminum top cap, | aluminum cups, anodized | Aluminum |
| Size | 1-1/8" (28.6mm) | 1-1/8" (28.6mm) | 1-1/8" (28.6mm), upper EC34/28.6, lower EC34/30, external bearing cups |
| Bearing | 2 x sealed bearings | 2 x sealed bearings | 2 x cartridge bearings |
| Spacer | 1 x 2mm aluminum spacer | - | - |
| Type | - | Threadless (Ahead) | - |
| Content | - | 1 headset | - |
| Scope of Delivery | - | - |
2 bearing cups 2 cartridge bearings 1 compression ring 1 crown race 1 stem cap with star nut |
| Extras | - | - | 34 mm head tube, top cover 28.6 mm inner, bearing shell 34 mm outer, crown race seat on the fork 30 mm |
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The Brands
About SaltPlus: SaltPlus (Salt+) is the high-performance parts brand from the creators of Wethepeople and Eclat in Cologne, Germany. Positioned a step above Salt,... View all SaltPlus products
About SE Bikes: SE Bikes is one of the original BMX brands, founded by the "Godfather of BMX" Scot Breithaupt in 1977. Famous for the legendary "PK Ripper" frame,... View all SE Bikes products
About Tange: Tange Seiki Co., Ltd. of Japan builds bicycle headsets. What we stock are the threadless ahead headsets in every common standard: external cups (EC)... View all Tange products
kunstform Picks from the BMX Headsets category
Our history with BMX parts did not start when we opened kunstform in 2003: some of the team have been riding longer than the shop has existed, and most of us are still on a bike today. So we know pretty well which parts we can trust. A kunstform Pick therefore only goes to what we would bolt onto our own bikes: parts where the quality and the value are right, and that you will enjoy for a long time.
Lightest and heaviest: BMX Headsets
Weights range from 0.05 kg to 0.20 kg - 0.08 kg on average, 0.07 kg in the middle of the field. The chart shows all 77 comparable products in this category; the markers are the ones being compared.
- 1 SaltPlus Echo Headset
- 2 SE Bikes Eluder Headset
- 3 Tange Ahead Headset (EC)
Lightest
Heaviest
Cheapest and most expensive: BMX Headsets
Prices range from 6.95 EUR to 53.95 EUR - 26.26 EUR on average, 26.95 EUR in the middle of the field. The chart shows all 77 comparable products in this category; the markers are the ones being compared.
- 1 SaltPlus Echo Headset
- 2 SE Bikes Eluder Headset
- 3 Tange Ahead Headset (EC)
