CUBE Stereo Hybrid 120 2016 Headset: Use the Assembly Listing
A Stereo Hybrid 120 2016 headset search is more reliable when it starts with the manufacturer's assembly listing. CUBE's historical table supplies a part reference for the identified HPA Race, but that reference is not a complete loose-bearing specification. Separate those two questions before ordering something described simply as a tapered headset.
Find the Stereo Hybrid 120 2016 headset row
Physical page three of the 2016 headset catalogue (https://file.cube.eu/azwesc1xfg346/media/f2/41/f2/1657880806/Headsets_Steuersaetze_2016.pdf?ts=1657880806) lists ART10325 with model 771300, Stereo Hybrid 120 HPA Race 500, and 771301, the Nyon version. The same group includes the identified HPA Pro models 771200 and 771250. This is a useful contrast with the suspension-bearing catalogue (https://file.cube.eu/azwesc1xfg346/media/51/f6/10/1657881475/Bearing_Sets_Lagersets_2016.pdf?ts=1657881475), where their main-pivot set differs from the Race listing.
On that headset page, ART10326 belongs to a different group that includes other frame families. Its proximity on the sheet does not make it an alternative for the Race. Read the model rows beneath each individual part heading rather than choosing a similar-looking illustration from the nearest column.
Decide whether you need identification or a conversion check
The sheet illustrates headset components, but the relevant entry does not supply a complete set of bearing diameters, contact angles or SHIS dimensions. Do not turn the catalogue's assembly number into an invented standard code. If a seller offers loose bearings instead of the listed assembly, ask for a documented match to the actual installed parts and their markings.
A fork replacement adds another question. Record whether the current fork and headset are original, which parts were retained, and what the workshop proposes to reuse. The frame model can help locate its historical assembly; it cannot establish that a changed steerer, crown race or replacement bearing now forms the same assembly. Keep that difference visible on a second-hand bicycle.
For a service visit, describe the symptom separately from the proposed purchase. Steering resistance, looseness and a damaged seal are observations, whereas ART10325 is a catalogue reference. Asking the dealer to inspect the arrangement before confirming a parts order avoids presenting a guessed diagnosis as a settled requirement. This article supplies no press-fit procedure or headset-adjustment torque.
Also retain the exact model and document year on the quotation. A listing shared by several 2016 bicycles does not prove compatibility with every later Stereo Hybrid or every part advertised for a CUBE head tube. Where the seller cannot identify the installed bearing, the next useful step is identification by a competent workshop, rather than selecting the cheapest product with a familiar brand name.
FAQ: Headset orders
Which assembly number includes the listed Race models?
ART10325 includes both 771300 and 771301 on physical page three of the historical table.
Does that number reveal every loose-bearing dimension?
No. The relevant entry does not publish a complete dimensional and contact-angle specification for a loose-bearing order.
Can the same row approve a different fork?
No. A changed fork and retained headset parts need their own compatibility assessment; the historical row identifies the original model grouping.
The suspension-bearing comparison explains why shared headset and shared pivot parts are different claims. Find the wider background in the CUBE bicycle topic.
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