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  • But be careful with the race on the Spec forks. That bike probably had one of Specialized's 'Hiddenset's. Which means zero stack headset with caged ball bearings.

  • Thanks for the words, chaps.

    Another dumb question...would an ultegra 11-speed double front mech work on my 105 10-speed set up? Surely there can't be that much variance between a 10-speed and 11-speed front mech?

    And @chiroshi, what does this mean in terms of buying a headset?

  • Yeah it will be fine.

  • Hopefully not anything more than changing the crown race along with the rest of the headset as long as the fork steerer is a normal diameter. As someone else said, if you're not prepared to get out the calipers and measure everything, then I'd take it to a shop and get their advice.

  • Another dumb question...would an ultegra 11-speed double front mech work on my 105 10-speed set up? Surely there can't be that much variance between a 10-speed and 11-speed front mech?

    Not a dumb question - and counter to other people, I'm not sure it will work. The new 11 speed front mech's have a totally different position for mounting and cable pull, so it might work, but will at best be sub-optimal. Better to get a band on adapter as others have suggested

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