Steeped in 25-year history, Chris King headsets are with out doubt the finest in existence. And, how can you argue with a 10-year warranty? That's right. Ten years of guaranteed performance.
As one of the pioneers of threadless headsets, King offers all standard sizes as well as Devolution, which allows 1 .25" headtubes to accept 1 1/8" fork steerers. If you're still in the wayback machine and happen to have a King threaded headset, King also offers a Nothreadset conversion kit to make the cups threadless.
That's a lot of headset dedication in my book!
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Maybe part of the reason King has so many headset accessories is because when you buy a Chris King headset it will be the last headset you ever have to buy. The metal-sealed bearing last longer than any frame and the alloy cups, with reasonable care, can be switched from bike to bike for years--I know riders who have used the same King headset on every mountain bike they have ever owned. With a weight of 108 grams, the Nothreadset is in the same lightweight category as anything else on the market.
The smoothness of the bearings is like ice covering a tile floor and the 38mm stack height makes for a compact, sexy package.
Is there any reason not to get a Chris king headset? I can't think of even one.
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