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Chris King Headsets ????

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kevin (A.K.A) kai riviere:
Any headset of that price, fitted correctly, should never come loose & most certainly should NEVER have to use lock bloody tight  :wtf:
If it does then it doesn't matter who's bloody name is on it, how many races he won or how good it looks, it should be in the bin.....END OF! :yahoo_silent:
Why oh why do people pay over the odds for so called "QUALITY" equipment that is sub standard just because it's got someones name on? Infact i know why 'cos i've done it myself but in my defence i'll add that that was when i was in my teens & knew no better.

kevin (A.K.A) kai riviere:
I could quite easily turn out an IDENTICAL headset, complete with printed name etc for less than half the cost that would obviously still work loose, are you saying that because it looks good you'd still pay all that dough because of it's brand name? Must have more money than sense  ::)
Says a lot about the company that make them & even more about the guy who's prepared to put his name on something that doesn't work. Shoddy & greed are two words that spring to mind.

sweetbeats:
My Tange 125lp looked the Nuts but was pretty plop for 130 bills :LolLolLolLol:
Just running a normal jobby now with the tange lock nut and it's fine  8)

sweetbeats:

--- Quote from: Glen on October 27, 2009, 11:10 AM ---Threaded alloy headsets are crap.  You cant ever tighten them enough due to them stripping.  Crap idea and bad design on a threaded headset - hence the locktite.  Ive been lucky though, mine hasnt come loose.  All other alloy (tange 125 etc) same shite, same problem.  Steel headsets like beartrap2 etc work because they can be tightened with a bit of actual force to keep them from coming loose without stripping the threads.  Alloy headsets look nice in pretty anno, thats about it

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Agreed...I had a steel tange mx with the light blue band and that was much better and a third of the price....not the same stunning good looks but tighter than a flea's backside  :)

thecrooch:
agree all the 1 inch alloy headsets are crap...  but i cant put Chris King into that bracket - there stuff is guaranteed to last and does many years of proven riding.  They wont even release it unless it works perfectly.

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