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Bruno Lamothe
a Weekend Warrior
from St-Cesaire Qc CanadaDate Reviewed: March 27, 2005
Strengths: PriceWeaknesses: Noisy, weak bearing,Bottom Line: A headset that should only be for a cheap bike.
after all it did cost me 6$ brand new.
The steer tube was always loose or difficult to turn
I must have spent 2 or 3 hours triing to fit it onto my bike and it never was close to be like on a real performance bike. It was so bad that I never tried riding with it.
Favorite Trail: Bromont
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$6.00
Purchased At: Forand sport
Similar Products Used: aheadset
Bike Setup: Da bomb cr8 with bomber z3
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Aj Bill
a Weekend Warrior
from Montreal, Quebec, CanadaDate Reviewed: September 22, 2004
Strengths: normal no problems. came witha frame i bought from a friend for 40$can the frame came with a bb and cranset, and crap fork (was 25 cents) so i don't really no what i paid for it but it's good i haven't had any problems that i know of yet.Weaknesses: i think i might be making noised cause i thought the noise was my stem but after reading these reviews ithing it might be the headsetBottom Line: good for what i do and non problems but i'll have to check it out and find out if its making that noise.
Favorite Trail: Stuff by my house
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Purchased At: from friend
Similar Products Used: none
Bike Setup: crap except for my xt brake pads and pedals
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Jerome Espiritu
a Downhiller
from Scarborough,Ontario, CanadaDate Reviewed: April 11, 2004
Strengths: It is a very smooth Headset. It works well on my bmx with the needle bearings at the bottom and the crown at the top. Smooth.Weaknesses: If you don't make sure that the cups are in flush then it starts getting looser and looser after 10 minutes.Bottom Line: Its a great headset if you are gonna start out. But in the long run you prolly dont want to use it. But for the price it is pretty much worth it.
Favorite Trail: Bayview Arena
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$17.00
Purchased At: Grind
Similar Products Used: FSA Pig
Aheadset Tank
Bike Setup: DK General Lee with a Hoffman Super Fork. Snafu Gooseneck stem with Fit Foster Bars with Diatech Dirt Harry Lever. Alex Mx22 with Maxxis holy Roller (1.95)
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Pat
a Cross Country Rider
from CanadaDate Reviewed: October 4, 2002
Strengths: it seems to work fairly smooth
its very easy to adjust
its cheapBottom Line: it works smoothly enough for me i think its well worth the money.
Duration Product Used: 2 Years
Bike Setup: 2000 GT palomar with full deore,LX and STX RC components and rock shox jett
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Andrew
a Cross Country Rider
from West WalesDate Reviewed: September 13, 2002
Strengths: The GeForce seems to be a good all round headset, but creaks and grinds a lot after the punishment I put it through. Well to have survived over 8000 miles in three years over not smooth terrainWeaknesses: gets a bit stiff if not serviced regularly (fourth set of bearings)Bottom Line: having to change because new Judy XC forks to be fitted
Favorite Trail: na - use bike for going to work
Duration Product Used: More than 3 years
Purchased At: came with bike
Bike Setup: Carrera Vulcan frame
mavic x221 F/R
Deore LX rear Mech. A10 Front Mech
basic LX chainset
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Martin
a Weekend Warrior
from SwedenDate Reviewed: August 7, 2002
Strengths: Looks nice and thats itWeaknesses: It's the worst ever. It came on my bike and I have had problems only. Squeaks and comes loose. Critical parts made of aluminum.Bottom Line: Dont buy this product. I am getting a FSA Orbit xtreme now.
Favorite Trail: Kickapoo section 2B
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Similar Products Used: Diacompe, Cane Creek
Bike Setup: Full XT with discs. IDEAL Race pro frame. Z3 100
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Andrew
a Cross Country Rider
from Port Elizabeth, South AfricaDate Reviewed: December 31, 2001
Strengths: Hasn't given me any problems so far, does what it is supposed to do.Weaknesses: None that I can see.Bottom Line: I don't why other people are having such problems with this headset: it hasn't given me any problems. Perhaps they are not tightening it correctly. I found it pretty easy to set up; nothing to it really. But really one headset is much like another so I will give it 4 chillies.
Favorite Trail: anything
Duration Product Used: 3 months
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Mateusz
a Racer
from CanadaDate Reviewed: June 1, 2001
Strengths: Looks good when you first get it.Weaknesses: Comes loose all the fu*$#@! time.Bottom Line: I got it for free and it was new, I thought I would save money and I did. Though I lost a lot of nerves....The lesson: pay the dow and get yourself smth decent--->it's worth it. YST is garbage, not sure who it was made for.
Duration Product Used: 6 months
Similar Products Used: NOTHING as bad as this. I use FSA Orbit Extreme and Chris King.
Bike Setup: Custom Cro frame, Z1 drop offs, XTR, XT, LX components.
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Mike Baikov
a Cross Country Rider
from MoscowDate Reviewed: September 10, 2000
Strengths: noneWeaknesses: noisy, creaks when you go uphillBottom Line: if the YST headset comes with your bike, replace it at once if you don't want your bike to creak and squeak
except the noise the headset performs well for its price
I was surprised to see YST headsets on competition-level Xcountry bikes (I won't mention the manufacturer, but beware)
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At: came with my bike
Similar Products Used: generic headsets
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cap'n ridiklus
a Cross Country Rider
from cott, CTDate Reviewed: July 29, 2000
Strengths: works well as an object of scornWeaknesses: Ought to cost 5 bucks for how well it holds upBottom Line: This headset has never worked for me. Starts to 'clunk' almost immediately despite tightening, have had to replace the starnut twice (warped and lost grip). I ride everyday, mostly commuting... this headset was sold to me to replace my threaded headset when I got a susp. fork, if I knew then what I know now, I'd have payed an extra 30 or even 50 bucks and gone for something with a decent rep like a WTB or a King. I'll have to soon cuz' this YST is junk!!!
Favorite Trail: the one that never ends...
Duration Product Used: 3 months
Similar Products Used: generic threaded headset (never had any probs)
Bike Setup: Giant frame with a mish-mash of parts, inexpensive, solid, custom, and reliable.
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Alex Mullholland
a Weekend Warrior
from BristolDate Reviewed: March 9, 2000
Strengths: cheap priceWeaknesses: hard to set up
doesn't keep the dirt out
not a simple designBottom Line: don't buy it
Favorite Trail: ??????
Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month
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Joshua Pelland
a Weekend Warrior
from Williamsburg MADate Reviewed: July 9, 1999
Strengths:
Cheap
Hasn't broke yet
Smooth enoughWeaknesses:
no trick factorBottom Line: Seems like a fine headset. I can't justify upgrading when this one works well and is apprantly pretty strong. I have no complaints about it.I would probably give it four stars for performance, since I know that the WTB and King headsets do feel a little smoother, however for the incredible value of these I give it 5 spontaneously combusted turds.
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
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I've tried just about every kind of headset...
Bike Setup:
This headset has been on:
GT LTS
DBR WCF Vertex
DBR V-Link 3.0
and has lasted fine on all of them
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Alex
a Cross-Country Rider
from HawaiiDate Reviewed: June 15, 1999
Strengths:
Very cheap
Pretty StrongWeaknesses:
Not guaranteed to work forever like a King isBottom Line: I was impressed by this headset. My LBS threw it on for $15 when they installed my fork. If they had asked first I would have went for something better, but, no problems with the YST so far. I haven't overhauled it but it's still smooth. I was using a Lizard Skins seal though. I'm switching frames & going to a 1 1/8 threadless setup like everyone else, the FSA Orbit Xtreme will be my choice.
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Bike Setup:
1 threaded
'96 Jamis Durango
'97 Manitou SX
Profile stem
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Vincent
a Cross-Country Rider
from SingaporeDate Reviewed: June 11, 1999
Strengths:
Cheap and affordableWeaknesses:
Easily break and it will creeks .Bottom Line: Recommeded for student.
Favorite Trail:
Mountain climbing
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Similar Products Used:
AHEADSET,TIOGA,FSA
Bike Setup:
Peugeot excess (Aluminium)
SR suntour mg80 suspension
24 speed.
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