Originally Posted by
Monster Pete
What's wrong with a threaded headset? Before threadless headsets, every bike had a threaded one. The fact that threadless headsets exist doesn't make a threaded headset 'bad' in any way. Personally I think they're easier to work with and adjust. Likewise for BBs. A good cup/spindle one is still good.
I'll agree that threaded headsets aren't necessarily an indicator of BSO status. But BSOs do tend to have threaded headsets.
I'll have to disagree that they are easier to work with and adjust, as well as disagree with you about bottom brackets. When was the last time that you swapped 2 forks from two different bicycles (without changing the crown race) and the whole job took 10 minutes from start to finish? Can't do that with a threaded headset.