Submitted by
Ciaran Mauro
a Weekend Warrior
from St. Helena, California, USA
Date Reviewed: 4/27/2008 12:06:11 PM
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| FavoriteTrail: |
Las Posadas |
| Duration Product Used: |
Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: |
$125 |
| Purchased At: |
Calistoga Bike Shop |
| Strengths: |
Smooth
Good looking
Water sealed
Strong, Steady, Rugged |
| Weaknesses: |
None yet |
| Similar Products Tried: |
Cane Creek
FSA
Ritchey |
| Bike Setup: |
Santa Cruz Superlight
Marzocchi MZ3 fork
Fox FloatRC proto-type shock
FSA and Hollow cranks and Chainguard
Shimano Deore (front)
Shimano Acera (rear) |
| Bottom Line: |
The Chris King NoThreadset is awesome. Mine is in Pewter which is an intresting color. I take my bike off jumps and wheelies alot, therefore I needed something strong to use. Plus, the sealed bearings are great because of the rainy season in the bay area not at all stopping my biking. |
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Submitted by
Erik
a Cross Country Rider
from San Diego, Calif, USA
Date Reviewed: 4/8/2008 8:39:08 PM
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| FavoriteTrail: |
Siberia Creek |
| Duration Product Used: |
More than 3 years |
| Price Paid: |
$89 |
| Purchased At: |
LBS |
| Strengths: |
The best value and performance in a bicycle headset, period. |
| Weaknesses: |
None. |
| Similar Products Tried: |
Dia-Compe, WTB, OnZa, etc... but not much these days |
| Bottom Line: |
In October, 1999, I reviewed the King and noted that I'd had the same headset since 1992, with heavy riding, grit, rain and etc... but a perfectly smooth headset. It started as a threaded headset and was upgraded to NoThread. That same headset is still on my hardtail, still perfect and it's been upgraded with a Devolution kit to fit 1.125" forks. It's been rebuilt, once, and still spins, turns and works perfectly. We have Kings on our other bikes, too: this is a set it and forget it part that works perfectly, forever. |
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Submitted by
Andrew Fatman
a Cross Country Rider
from Feldafing
Date Reviewed: 3/4/2008 8:05:28 AM
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| FavoriteTrail: |
yes |
| Duration Product Used: |
More than 3 years |
| Price Paid: |
$270 |
| Purchased At: |
rabe |
| Strengths: |
it is perfection |
| Weaknesses: |
None. Expensive. In the long run, a present on a silver plater with water kress round it. |
| Similar Products Tried: |
Race Face, Amazing Toys, Cane Creek and some rubbish |
| Bike Setup: |
3 Hardtails |
| Bottom Line: |
Well, I don't know how I can get at them. I use three hardtails, all equipped with these babies. The oldest King' s is eight years, has been removed and built in five to six times, is outed regularly in winter, exposed to salt and muck a lot. It still shines so that you could shave in it. Function is as if you had butter in your steerer. I really don't know how to destroy this threadset. Put it into high grade sulphuric acid? Glue it to a 500 pnd bomb? |
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Submitted by
jordan molby
a Weekend Warrior
from Vancouver B.C
Date Reviewed: 1/13/2008 7:44:32 PM
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| FavoriteTrail: |
Air supply (frome), anything up whistler |
| Duration Product Used: |
Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: |
$160 |
| Purchased At: |
cove bikes |
| Strengths: |
looks awsome, light and has a 10 year warrenty!! |
| Weaknesses: |
none so far exsept for the price |
| Similar Products Tried: |
fsa the pig dh, cane creek double x, chris king rusta |
| Bike Setup: |
rmx, codes, xo, 2008 66 ata, e.13, dhx 5.0, race face cranks, protaper bars, 5050xx, easton vice stem, chris king rusta headset |
| Bottom Line: |
if you want a nice looking, smooth, and a good warrenty headset buy this. It may be exspencive but its worth it. |
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Submitted by
D RYAN
a Racer
from CALI
Date Reviewed: 1/4/2008 7:05:23 PM
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| FavoriteTrail: |
ANY THING IN SANTA CRUZ |
| Duration Product Used: |
1 Year |
| Price Paid: |
$119 |
| Purchased At: |
LBS |
| Strengths: |
RASTA COLORS, A CERTAIN EBAY STORE HAS OVER 4000 COLOR OPTIONS, GREAT FEEL, LOVES YOU LONG TIME. |
| Weaknesses: |
THE ONLY WEAKNESS IS THE PEOPLE WHO CRY ABOUT THE PRICE, GO BUY A JUNK CANE CREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK YO! |
| Similar Products Tried: |
FSA BUT ALL C.KING SINCE MANY MOONS AGO |
| Bike Setup: |
2007 VOODOO TI D-JAB ALL XTR,THOMSON STANS |
| Bottom Line: |
BUY ONE, DONT CRY YO! IF YO CRY YOU SHOULD BUY A BIKE AT TARGET |
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Submitted by
H
a Cross Country Rider
from SOFL
Date Reviewed: 12/24/2007 10:31:04 AM
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| Duration Product Used: |
More than 3 years |
| Price Paid: |
$100 |
| Purchased At: |
LBS |
| Strengths: |
Durable, strong, precise, smooth like a baby bottom, made in the USA. |
| Weaknesses: |
none |
| Similar Products Tried: |
CC crap, WTB, tioga |
| Bike Setup: |
Titus Motolite, Fox 32 Float X Fork. |
| Bottom Line: |
This is the headset that you keep when you change bikes, mine is 6 years old and it is on her 4th frame.Before that I was going trough 2 to 3 headset per frame. Those who say that this HS stink have not riden one, or they work for the competition. |
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Submitted by
Jack
a Downhiller
from SLO
Date Reviewed: 12/15/2007 12:50:56 AM
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| FavoriteTrail: |
Tower |
| Duration Product Used: |
1 Year |
| Price Paid: |
$100 |
| Purchased At: |
lbs |
| Strengths: |
Looks great, very well machined parts, good tolerance, seals keep dirt out like no other. While the headset works right it feels really good. |
| Weaknesses: |
King says they'll give you a 10 year warranty. This headset feels like crap after a year. The bearings got really dimpled and pitted, might have been made out of cheap chinese steel. King refused to warranty it. I should have just stuck to crane creek for 10x cheaper, would have lasted as long. |
| Similar Products Tried: |
Crane Creek, FSA |
| Bike Setup: |
Turner DHR, 888 sl ata, roco world cup, hadley hubs on super duty rims, full x9 drivetrain, saint cranks. |
| Bottom Line: |
Waaaay overrated. Sure they look nice and the cups are machined well, but the cups only go so far. You gotta have good bearings when you're trying to back your headset with a 10 year warranty, and ask for so much money for one. Would be nice if they actually stuck to their warranty too. |
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Submitted by
Jonathan Nelson
a Downhiller
from Boone, NC, USA
Date Reviewed: 11/7/2007 8:25:02 PM
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| FavoriteTrail: |
Backside of Howards |
| Duration Product Used: |
1 Year |
| Price Paid: |
$140 |
| Purchased At: |
Boone Bike & Touring |
| Strengths: |
Amazing Bearings! Easy, user friendly service. The most Rock solid headset on the market. I highly recommend spending the extra dough on this headset. After installing this headset, I noticed that I was able to corner so much faster. This headset really can improve the overall way that you bike handles. You will feel more confident with your riding. This headset is so smooth that you will think that there is butter in your head tube! It is very easy to service and re-lube. |
| Weaknesses: |
UMMM none! |
| Similar Products Tried: |
Tioga Aheadset. |
| Bike Setup: |
Rebuilt 2001 Kona Blast (Ford Edition). SOLID freeride rig! |
| Bottom Line: |
This is the best headset that you hard earned cash can buy! Regardless of what you ride and where you ride you can't go wrong. From the road to your favorite downhill course, get this headset! You will not be let down! |
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Submitted by
Shawn
a Weekend Warrior
from Laconia NH USA
Date Reviewed: 10/25/2007 8:24:18 AM
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| Duration Product Used: |
2 Years |
| Price Paid: |
$100 |
| Purchased At: |
Piche's |
| Strengths: |
Smooth as butter, low maintenance, Strong and durable |
| Weaknesses: |
Maybe the price but you get what you pay for and that is a sweet product. |
| Bike Setup: |
Trek Fuel EX 9.5, Chris King, Thomson etc. |
| Bottom Line: |
Once you get this on your bike you will never want another headset this thing is smooth and durable. Don't be turned away by the price. Get one you will love it. |
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Submitted by
ryan
from australia
Date Reviewed: 10/3/2007 1:38:37 AM
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| Duration Product Used: |
6 months |
| Strengths: |
cris king and it looks good for a bit of bike bling-- word |
| Weaknesses: |
nun yet and the way itz performing for me dont look like theres gunna be any, touch wood. |
| Similar Products Tried: |
cane creek, neco race |
| Bike Setup: |
07 kona stinky --king--sram--hope--juicys--sun--easton--straitline |
| Bottom Line: |
it was a bit of a battle for the initial lay out of the paperwork but have had not 1 regret or hassle from pressing it in the headtube to riding,not 1 foul sound steering drag or clunk,make sure to face or clean your headtube before installing if it needs it,this should be the last headset i need worry bout,havn"t looked back or had a regret at all, go for it!!!!!!!!!! |
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Submitted by
waui buhaui
a Weekend Warrior
from iloilo city philippines
Date Reviewed: 9/25/2007 6:10:27 PM
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| FavoriteTrail: |
mt. dila dila |
| Duration Product Used: |
2 Years |
| Price Paid: |
$120 |
| Purchased At: |
bike kingdom |
| Strengths: |
this would be the last headset you'll ever own...unless you change your frame to an integrated headset compatible |
| Weaknesses: |
steep price tag,lots of fake chris kings in this side of the world |
| Similar Products Tried: |
cane creek,fsa,tange |
| Bike Setup: |
giant dh team,888,holzfeller,saint brakes,ringle,high roller,easton lo rise |
| Bottom Line: |
precision at its best...no problems whatsoever from the very first day i installed it.over pressing the stem aint a problem,no steering drag,and maintainance free...made me think a hundred times before buying one,considering that its too expensive.but changing headsets now and then can cost you more than buying an expensive one that lasts forever.highly recommended! |
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Submitted by
mike greco
a Downhiller
from southwick ma usa
Date Reviewed: 7/28/2007 7:58:18 AM
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| FavoriteTrail: |
rails |
| Duration Product Used: |
More than 3 years |
| Price Paid: |
$50 |
| Purchased At: |
family bike |
| Strengths: |
sealed cartrage, strong, looks good |
| Weaknesses: |
if you dont work at a shop it is rather expensive |
| Similar Products Tried: |
cane creek hammer, pig |
| Bike Setup: |
kona chute, if no-travel fork, hayes hydros, king headset, atomlab wheels, funn hooka cranks |
| Bottom Line: |
nice and durable, have broken frames and forks before and just moved this headset to a different frame. very sick |
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Submitted by
Darrel
a Weekend Warrior
from Edmontonia
Date Reviewed: 7/10/2007 8:54:16 PM
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| Duration Product Used: |
1 Year |
| Purchased At: |
Western Cycle |
| Strengths: |
Colors, Strength, Low Maitenance, pretty much everything |
| Weaknesses: |
Anyone that says there is something wrong with this headset is wrong. The only thing that could actually suck is the price but believe me, its worth it in the long run. |
| Similar Products Tried: |
Cane Creek, FSA, Aheadset |
| Bike Setup: |
Godly |
| Bottom Line: |
Buy this thing, it will make you happy. You set it up once and you will never have to worry about it ever again. In the long run, its a good price. |
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