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Submitted by
Justin Sheldon
a Weekend Warrior
from uk
Date Reviewed: 1/3/2007 11:50:10 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Spanish Sierras |
| Duration Product Used: | 2 Years |
| Price Paid: | $50 |
| Purchased At: | Chain Reaction |
| Strengths: | Nice smooth bearings,sealed and long lasting |
| Weaknesses: | I only wanted black,so don't need fancy colours |
| Similar Products Tried: | Hope and King |
| Bike Setup: | Fitted on my muddy winter singlespeed |
| Bottom Line: | Have abused this headset through a couple of crappy UK winters and seasons between and the headset is as good as new.Hosed down and then muddied with no fuss.I have installed over 6 of these on mates bikes as for the price,you can't go wrong.If you can't afford King and Hope,then this is cheap and good . |
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Submitted by
Frank Howard
a Racer
from Illinois
Date Reviewed: 9/24/2003 6:44:25 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | 6 months |
| Price Paid: | $38 |
| Purchased At: | ebay |
| Strengths: | Bearings are smooth and sealed. Good protection from dirt and muck. Extremely well made for the price |
| Weaknesses: | No fancy colors. |
| Similar Products Tried: | I have one King, two FSA XL-II, one Cane Creek C-2, one DiaCompe Aheadset |
| Bottom Line: | Bearings are still as smooth as when they were new. Have a season of racing on them in all sorts of weather and terrain. Better made than the XL-II which are also excellent headsets. Seems to copy the King a bit in its design. The split crown race is a great idea as it makes for easy installation and also lets you swap forks easily. I've never has a problem with the FSA split races after 3 seasons. Recommended! |
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Submitted by
Rob
a Weekend Warrior
from UK
Date Reviewed: 5/19/2003 1:15:24 AM |
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| FavoriteTrail: | Glentress |
| Duration Product Used: | 1 Year |
| Price Paid: | $50 |
| Purchased At: | Wiggle |
| Strengths: | Looks nice |
| Weaknesses: | After one Kona 100 and a trip round Glentress black run, the bearings are scrap |
| Similar Products Tried: | Shimano |
| Bike Setup: | Marin Rift Zone |
| Bottom Line: | More rubbish that promises a lot ane fails to deliver. It maybe okay in the States, but British mud destroys stuff like this that's not up to it. I was told to buy Chris King but baulked at the price. I'll have spent almost as much soon. |
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Submitted by
Frank
a Racer
from Lake Tahoe-----Byatch
Date Reviewed: 11/25/2002 8:02:38 PM |
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| Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month |
| Price Paid: | $40 |
| Purchased At: | jensonusa.com |
| Strengths: | Nice N' Light Looks, kinda cool and wuz cheep for cartridge bearings. |
| Weaknesses: | the crown race is kinda weird, light weight alloy with a split for "ease of installation" |
| Similar Products Tried: | King, Syncros Hardcore, other cheep shirt |
| Bike Setup: | Use it on a Redline Monocog, with a fixed gear, it's real hard ta ride, ya know. |
| Bottom Line: | Super light weight seems to be made rather well, smooth bearings, + it's sealed at both ends. I think it works rather well, especially if you wanted a cheep cart headset for a light weight ride. You probably shouldn't put it on your DH ride or jumping bike, nice for SS though. |
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