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Chris King NoThreadSet Headset
Product DescriptionWhen you've got a product that is as good as Chris King's NoThreadset you don't have to make changes to it very often, but that doesn't excuse it from upgrades when they might make it a better headset. So this NoThreadset 1-1/8" Headset w/ GripLock is better than ever before. You might be asking, "how is this possible?" We've stated before that Chris King makes the best headsets on the planet. Well, competition breeds innovation and change, and GripLock is the result. On the top, Chris King's GripLock upper bearing cap uses a new compression design. This assembly replaces the older style, one-piece bearing cap that contained the O-ring. Instead, GripLock uses a split compression ring to center the steerer tube in the upper bearing, and when you preload the assembly, the split ring provides additional surface area against the steerer for a more secure and safer interface, especially on carbon fiber steerer tubes. Otherwise this is exactly the same Chris King 1-1/8" NoThreadset that you know and love. It still uses the same in-house manufactured sealed cartridge bearings. They?re fully serviceable, and they?re made from surgical grade stainless steel. The constant contact seals you get on a King are easily removed to allow for user servicing, yet provide an impervious barrier to the worst grit and grime of riding. The Chris King NoThreadset 1-1/8" Headset w/ GripLock is available in a variety of highly polished and anodized colors. It fits frames with a 1-1/8" (34mm ID) straight head tube and forks with a 1-1/8" straight steerer tubes. Chris King Headsets have a 10 year warranty against manufacturing defects.
User Reviews
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Kieren Date Reviewed: October 5, 2012 Strengths: Quality Weaknesses: None Bottom Line: 
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snowanddirt
a Cross Country Rider
from Colorado/Connecticut Date Reviewed: August 5, 2011 Strengths: Look, Stength, Smooth Weaknesses: Wiggle, cant handle aggressive riding Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Whole Enchilada Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $125.00 Similar Products Used: various cane creek Bike Setup: Turner 5spot- ck hubs, xt/xtr, thompson, fox shock/fork Intense uzzi vp- xo, thompson, fox float 180, dhx air, (soon to be 1.5 to 1 1/8 king) santa cruz vp free- 888, thompson, saint, king 
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dlongto
a Weekend Warrior
from Golden, CO Date Reviewed: June 20, 2011 Strengths: Bomber. Weaknesses: Price Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Mary's Loop Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $125.00 Purchased At: Golden Bike Shop Similar Products Used: campy, shimano, Cane Creek, Tange Bike Setup: got several
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offroadbob
a Downhiller
from Portland OR Date Reviewed: March 24, 2011 Strengths: So freaking good to look at! buttery smooth, after the new grip lock design this headset rules more than the world and user serviceable sealed bearings! Weaknesses: price, but shoot when its this perfect I understand! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $120.00 Similar Products Used: FSA, cane creek, Aheadset, all the rest Bike Setup: cannondale caad and intense socom, 
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BeerBikeBerm
a Cross Country Rider
from Fort Collins, CO Date Reviewed: September 22, 2010 Strengths: Light, pretty, smooth, presses into frames like butter, transfers between frames VERY well Weaknesses: Poor top cap / upper bearing interface design. That is what is wrong with this headset. Please, do NOT buy this if you run longer travel 26er or any travel 29er. It may work, but only for a while; it's a crudshoot. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Earls Trails Duration Product Used: 2 Years Similar Products Used: Cane Creek S3, S6, S8, 100, internal, etc... countless loose and cage bearing 1", many older Aheadset Bike Setup: Used on: -26er with 150mm travel (no good) -26er with 100 mm travel (no good) -29er with 100 mm travel (no good) -rigid 29er with 425mm fork (ok) -rigid 29er with 470mm fork (ok) -rigid 29er with 485mm fork (ok most of the time)
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Emile Goguely
a Weekend Warrior
from palo alto, CA, USA Date Reviewed: September 7, 2010 Strengths: good looking, smooth Weaknesses: price, and you become a CK W H O R E Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: demo forest Santa cruz Duration Product Used: 1 Year Similar Products Used: cane creek s1-s3, a few fsa Bike Setup: santa cruz superlight with talas shocks
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djbooboo
a Weekend Warrior
from KL, Malaysia Date Reviewed: March 30, 2010 Strengths: Buttery smooth, quality finish, variety of colors Weaknesses: Price Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Various Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $120.00 Purchased At: LBS in KL Similar Products Used: FSA and Cane Creek Bike Setup: Scott Spark 10 (XTR groupset with CK BB and hubs) and Pivot Mach 5 (XT groupset with CK hubs).
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GrampBredo
a Weekend Warrior
from CT, USA Date Reviewed: December 23, 2009 Strengths: Durability, performance, weight, looks, everything else about it. Weaknesses: A bit expensive but you get what you pay for. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Killington Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $130.00 Purchased At: Bikeman.com Similar Products Used: Numerous Cane Creak "Aheadsets" and Ritchey Logic headsets. Bike Setup: '06 Kona Coiler, DT Swiss hubs, MZ and Fox suspension. 
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lukey
a Cross Country Rider
from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Date Reviewed: July 27, 2009 Strengths: Great bearing life, well-sealed, nice looking, excellent materials and workmanship. Weaknesses: Poor design. Free-floating top-cap. Steerer braced by a rubber o-ring washer. Develops creaking and always noisy. Loosens immediately on rough downhills with long-travel fork. Impossible to keep tight with certain fork/stem combos. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Toad's Wild Ride, Tahoe Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $100.00 Purchased At: ebay Similar Products Used: FSA Orbit, FSA Pig, Cane Creek S-3 Bike Setup: Ti Hardtail, 5.5" travel fork
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comintern
a Weekend Warrior
from Lincoln, NE Date Reviewed: May 15, 2009 Strengths: Solid as a rock, smooth as butter. I'm 2 years out on this headset and it still performs like I installed it yesterday. My setup is fully rigid, and it shrugs off everything I throw it's way. Weaknesses: None. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $100.00 Purchased At: Bike Peddlers Similar Products Used: FSA Orbit (decent), Specialized OEM (not) Bike Setup: Motobecane Fantom Elite, Saso rigid fork, Avid BB7, SRAM drive train, FSA V-Drive MegaExo, wheels, etc.
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zero-speed
a Cross Country Rider
from seattle Date Reviewed: April 6, 2009 Strengths: machining, looks Weaknesses: Frankly, this headset can't take longer travel forks. The bearing preload and centering mechanism isn't capable of handling larger impacts and forces. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $80.00 Similar Products Used: Cane Creek 100, C2, and Tank Hit
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mountain_bomber156
a Cross Country Rider
from SoCal Date Reviewed: April 6, 2009 Strengths: EVERYTHING. UNDERLINED A HUNDRED TIMES. This is one of the best things ever to happen to my bike. Tough, durable, color matched...i could go on forever. Weaknesses: ARE YOU F'ING KIDDING ME? Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Are you kidding me? Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $130.00 Purchased At: Universal Cycles Similar Products Used: Cane Creek 110 (good), Cane Creek ZS (good), CB Opium (not good, but their Iodine was okay) Bike Setup: Intense Tracer VP, yata-yata we all know the story
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outofboundscreative
a Cross Country Rider
from Ogden, UT, USA Date Reviewed: March 9, 2009 Strengths: Bombproof. Rock solid performance. Weaknesses: Can't think of a single one. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Little Creek Mesa Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $100.00 Purchased At: eBay Similar Products Used: Cane Creek. Bike Setup: Ellsworth Truth, SRAM XO, Magura Durin SL
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Paul Crawford
a Cross Country Rider
from Vassalboro Date Reviewed: September 12, 2008 Strengths: Lightness, durability, precision machining, lasting anodization, tightness of seals, excellent customer service (kind folks behind these components), replaceability of worn parts. Weaknesses: Being attractive means having to watch the bike a little more, and installation should be done with proper presses. Just "rubber mallet"ing it in doesn't really do it justice. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Use Roads Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $100.00 Purchased At: CambriaBike Similar Products Used: Token TiRamic headset, Several Cane Creek offerings. Bike Setup: Custom Ti Hardtail: Xyclone disc wheelset, Hope Mono-Mini brakes (SS/Float), Sid WorldCup/Pushloc, Cobalt Ti BB, Syntace stem/post, RaceFace Next SL bars, X-0 drivetrain (XTR f/d), Crank Bros Cobalt Ti BB, basically what's light and strong... My headset is a red King alloy with a Ti baseplate, I use a Hope Head Doctor hidden under the King stem cap (carbon steerer on the SID), and a ProBolt Ti stem bolt. Installed using a Park Headset Press.
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Syndicate1
a Racer
from Huntersville, NC, USA Date Reviewed: August 23, 2008 Strengths: Weight, looks, colors. Weaknesses: Is definitely not a headset for an aggressive rider that does downhill or freeride. Will wear out and begin to have play. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Snowshoe Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $100.00 Purchased At: Ebay Similar Products Used: FSA Pig DH Pro, Token Bike Setup: V10 DH Race Rig
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