Order new Hope pick and mix headset for hardtail. On basis that Cane Creek might be fine for California but seems to last about 5 minutes in the British climate.
Spec is IS standards top and bottom for a 1.5 tapered steerer. Parts arrive. Fettling commences.
Bottom half no problem. Straight in. Split bottom races for fork steerers are a lot easier than trying to drift off tolerance fit ones.
Top half set was incomplete, no top cap in the packet. A week later top cap arrives. Concern that it’s not the right bit emerges shortly after. Err no that is not the right bit. Turns out there is an IS41 type 3 top half (pictured above) and a type 7.
That’s now on order, let’s see if it works…
R O T H A R . C O M 
Hope IS41 type 7 top cap fits the Santa Cruz Chameleon perfectly. We got there in the end.
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