If you love the bike so much, have replace the 1" headtube with a 1-1/8" headtube. It wouldn't cost much more, the forks available are much nicer and everything would be less flexy. I my opinion, it makes way more sense than retrofitting an under-spec'ed steerer.
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Originally Posted by
sp00ki
Using a nicer sealed bearing headset vs a $10 set is like throwing a frisbee vs a dodgeball.