HIC stands for Hidden Internal Compression. This is the system that holds the whole scooter together. Other types of compression would be SCS (Standard Compression System) and ICS (Inverted Compression System).
IHC or Internal Hidden Compression was developed by Envy/Blunt Scooter brand focusing on a lighter version of the HIC system. IHC forks have a thinner shaft compared to its HIC comparison with a IHC shim sleeve that adds extra diameter for the instalment of standard sized bars and aluminium bars (28.6mm).
The wooden kick scooter with skate wheels, crude but very effective, dates back to sometime in the late 19th century, when motorized bikes were also developed. The first motorized scooter for adults, the Autoped, was developed in 1913 and patented in 1916 by inventor Arthur Hugo Cecil Gibson (seen in cover photo).
Answer: You might technically be able to get oversized bars to fit IHC by using the IHC shim and the HIC shim, but that would create a very unstable system. I do not recommend going with this method. If you want to use oversized bars, you need a standard fork and HIC or full-size SCS.
Collar clamps hold the scooter bars in place and help to spread the pressure put on the bars when performing tricks.
An integrated headset will not have the cups to be pressed into the scooter. For this headset to be used a bearing cup has to be built in to the scooter, as in our Motion deck.
Answer: You can't run HIC with standard diameter bars. However, IHC is a lot like HIC for standard diameter bars. You'll need a tapered IHC fork to do this.
Next put the HIC/IHC shim on your fork and tighten it with your 5mm allen key. Tighten it to the point where it goes around about one spin when you spin the front wheel with your hand. You want your compression to be super tight if you want a dialed scooter. Your scooter should be pretty dialed now.
The Standard Compression System or SCS, is the strongest compression system of the three. It was created by the owner of Proto Scooters, Andrew Broussard. Along with being the strongest system, it is also the heaviest.
Scooter Compression System/IntroductionMore types of compression systems exist. A more frequently referred to compression system is another version of HIC, referred to as Integrated Headset Compression (IHC), which is commonly used on freestyle scooters and are used on most scooters at all price points.
Scooter Forks/Compression bolt typesThey are only called threadless because they do not have an external thread. All forks, except for the ICS system (and forks with non-integrated star nut), have an internal thread. Of course, this is so the compression system can function.
Abstract. A compression system is a simple arrangement of equipment designed to produce clean, dry compressed gas or air for industrial applications. These equipment types are used to transfer or compress light hydrocarbon gases, hydrogen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, chlorine and a variety of specialty gases.
The headsets used on freestyle scooters are the same as the headsets used on BMX bikes. The size of the headsets is 1 1/8 ". The most basic ones are the same as threaded headsets, they only have a different cover cap that allows for the use of a threadless fork.
