Cane Creek Hellbender 70 Headset
What the checker says1444will not fit
Run variant by variant through the mountain bike builder’s own engine. Every sentence below is the checker’s, unedited. Nothing here says this part fits your bike; it says what it does and does not fit among the parts we hold.
Checked against 6104 verified mountain bike parts in this catalog. 5957 produced no finding of any kind; that is Hellbender 70 ZS44/ZS56. Hellbender 70 IS42/IS52 clears 5876. Each variant produces 178 to 368 distinct errors and 0 distinct warnings.
Will not fit
- Will not fiterror · FrameHeadset lower cup mismatch: Cane Creek Hellbender 70 IS41/IS52 lower is IS52/40 but Antidote Carbonjack's lower head tube is ZS56 (S.H.I.S.) - cups press in at their exact bore only. On 2 of the 258 verified frames in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 5 variants.
- Will not fiterror · FrameHeadset lower cup mismatch: Cane Creek Hellbender 70 IS42/IS52 lower is IS52/40 but Antidote Carbonjack's lower head tube is ZS56 (S.H.I.S.) - cups press in at their exact bore only. On 2 of the 258 verified frames in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 5 variants.
- Will not fiterror · FrameHeadset lower cup mismatch: Cane Creek Hellbender 70 ZS44/EC44 lower is EC44/40 but Antidote Carbonjack's lower head tube is ZS56 (S.H.I.S.) - cups press in at their exact bore only. On 2 of the 258 verified frames in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 5 variants.
- Will not fiterror · FrameHeadset upper cup mismatch: Cane Creek Hellbender 70 IS41/IS52 upper is IS41/28.6 but Antidote Carbonjack's upper head tube is ZS44 (S.H.I.S.) - cups press in at their exact bore only. On 2 of the 258 verified frames in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 5 variants.
- Will not fiterror · FrameHeadset upper cup mismatch: Cane Creek Hellbender 70 IS42/IS52 upper is IS42/28.6 but Antidote Carbonjack's upper head tube is ZS44 (S.H.I.S.) - cups press in at their exact bore only. On 2 of the 258 verified frames in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 5 variants.
- Will not fiterror · FrameHeadset upper cup mismatch: Cane Creek Hellbender 70 ZS56/ZS56 upper is ZS56/28.6 but Antidote Carbonjack's upper head tube is ZS44 (S.H.I.S.) - cups press in at their exact bore only. On 2 of the 258 verified frames in this catalog. Applies to 1 of 5 variants.
Headset upper, Frame. 599 more findings from the same check, on up to 1 of the 258 verified frames each.
Headset lower, Frame. 534 more findings from the same check, on up to 1 of the 258 verified frames each.
Headset steerer, Fork. 305 more findings from the same check, on up to 1 of the 490 verified forks each.
Open a variant in the builder to see the ones that apply to your own parts.
$107.99 to $129.99 MSRP·145 g
What the maker states
- Upper
- Assembly ZS44/28.6 (S.H.I.S.) (on 2 of 5 variants); Assembly IS41/28.6 (S.H.I.S.) (on 1 of 5 variants); Assembly IS42/28.6 (S.H.I.S.) (on 1 of 5 variants); Assembly ZS56/28.6 (S.H.I.S.) (on 1 of 5 variants)
- Lower
- Assembly IS52/40 (S.H.I.S.) (on 2 of 5 variants); Assembly ZS56/40 (S.H.I.S.) (on 2 of 5 variants); Assembly EC44/40 (S.H.I.S.) (on 1 of 5 variants)
- Steerer
- Tapered (1.5-1.125)
A value shown as a set or a range differs between this model’s variants and is never one variant’s spec.
5 verified variants
| Variant | Upper | Lower | Price (MSRP) | Weight | Source | Last checked | Build |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hellbender 70 ZS44/ZS56 | assembly ZS44/28.6 (S.H.I.S.) | assembly ZS56/40 (S.H.I.S.) | $124.99 | 145 g | maker’s page | 2026-07-10 | Build with this |
| Hellbender 70 ZS56/ZS56 | assembly ZS56/28.6 (S.H.I.S.) | assembly ZS56/40 (S.H.I.S.) | $129.99 | 145 g | maker’s page | 2026-07-10 | Build with this |
| Hellbender 70 IS41/IS52 | assembly IS41/28.6 (S.H.I.S.) | assembly IS52/40 (S.H.I.S.) | $107.99 | 145 g | maker’s page | 2026-07-10 | Build with this |
| Hellbender 70 IS42/IS52 | assembly IS42/28.6 (S.H.I.S.) | assembly IS52/40 (S.H.I.S.) | $107.99 | 145 g | maker’s page | 2026-07-10 | Build with this |
| Hellbender 70 ZS44/EC44 | assembly ZS44/28.6 (S.H.I.S.) | assembly EC44/40 (S.H.I.S.) | $129.99 | 145 g | maker’s page | 2026-07-10 | Build with this |
Source
Source: each variant links the maker’s own page in the table above. Last checked 2026-07-10.
Checked against
The checker ran this model against every verified part below that it has a slot for, the same way it checks a build in the builder. What follows is the verdict it actually produced for that specific pairing — not a recommendation, and not a guarantee any of these parts fits your own bike.
- 5DEV R-SPEC Trail/Enduro Cranks (Crankset) No conflicts found
- 9point8 Fall Line (Dropper Post) No conflicts found
- 9point8 Stout (31.8, 30mm) (Stem) No conflicts found
- ACID SLX 30 front (Front Wheel) No conflicts found
- ACID SLX 30 rear (Rear Wheel) No conflicts found
- Airdrop Edit MX (Frame) Will not fit
6 of 1881 counterparts with a page of their own that the checker actually probed this model against, in alphabetical order by brand and model — never by price, popularity or the verdict itself.