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Aerozine Coloured Headset SpacersAerozine Coloured Headset Spacers

Aerozine Coloured Headset Spacers

8
by Stu Kerton
UPDATED Thu, Oct 15, 2015 04:24

First Published Jun 10, 2014

0
£6.99

VERDICT:

8
10
Smart looking finishing touch to any bike with plenty of options
Weight: 
0g
Contact: 
nrg4.co.uk
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Aerozine's machined headset spacers might not make you climb or sprint any faster but they do bring a bit of bling and adjustment to your bike.

Unless you're a member of the 'slam that stem' brigade you're going to need to pack the space between headset and stem with something. Why go with something dull like carbon fibre when you can have anodised alloy? Aerozine's spacers come in a range of colours: blue, black, silver, pink, red, gold, orange or green, and three height options: 5mm, 10mm or 20mm. The pack here comprises two 5mm spacers and a 10mm costing £6.99.

The Aerozine spacers are CNC machined from 6061-T6 alloy to create a scalloped profile and a smart touch is that the shape is maintained throughout the size range, e.g. the 10mm spacer looks like two 5mm. I'm guessing it could be only me gettimg excited about this, though, thanks to my very mild case of OCD when it comes to bike bits.

Overall they are nicely finished with all sharp edges removed and no burrs leftover from the machining process. The price is on par with other anodised alloy spacers and I think these are some of the best looking ones out there.

The wide range of colours should mean there's one to suit your bike though they'll only fit if you have a 1 1/8in steerer.

Verdict

Smart looking finishing touch to any bike with plenty of options

road.cc test report

Make and model: Aerozine Coloured Headset Spacers

Size tested: Blue, 1 1/8

Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?

For any bike with a 1 1/8in steerer that needs a bit of fine tuning between stem and headset.

Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the product?

-6061-T6 alloy

-CNC machined

-5mm,10mm,20mm options

-Black, Silver, Blue, Pink, Red, Gold, Green, Orange colour options

Rate the product for quality of construction:
 
8/10
Rate the product for performance:
 
8/10

The 5mm measures 5mm with a internal diameter that is a snug fit over the steerer tube.

Rate the product for durability:
 
9/10

Anodising seems hard wearing.

Rate the product for weight, if applicable:
 
8/10
Rate the product for value:
 
8/10

The machined profile and anodised finish are worth the cost.

Tell us how the product performed overall when used for its designed purpose

They do the job.

Tell us what you particularly liked about the product

The machined shape.

Tell us what you particularly disliked about the product

My OCD says that the 10mm could do with two etched logos to match two 5mm spacers stacked on top of each other.

Did you enjoy using the product? Yes.

Would you consider buying the product? Yes.

Would you recommend the product to a friend? Yes.

Overall rating: 8/10

About the tester

Age: 35  Height: 180cm  Weight: 76kg

I usually ride: Whatever needs testing or Genesis Flyer, fixed of course!  My best bike is: Kinesis T2 with full Centaur Red

I've been riding for: 10-20 years  I ride: Every day  I would class myself as: Expert

I regularly do the following types of riding: time trialling, commuting, club rides, sportives, fixed/singlespeed,

 

Aerozine Coloured Headset Spacers
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Stu Kerton

Since writing his first bike review for road.cc back in early 2009 senior product reviewer Stu has tested more than a thousand pieces of kit, and hundreds of bikes.

With an HND in mechanical engineering and previous roles as a CNC programmer/machinist, draughtsman and development engineer (working in new product design) Stu understands what it takes to bring a product to market. A mix of that knowledge combined with his love of road and gravel cycling puts him in the ideal position to put the latest kit through its paces.

He first made the switch to road cycling in 1999, primarily for fitness, but it didn’t take long for his competitive side to take over which led to around ten years as a time triallist and some pretty decent results. These days though riding is more about escapism, keeping the weight off and just enjoying the fact that he gets to ride the latest technology as part of his day job.

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