I’ve searched the archives, but can’t find any posts referencing this question. So I’ll post it here….

I’m going to buy a new Ti frame. Possibly Litespeed, or Seven, or maybe Habanero….no decision yet. Most seem to offer threadless headsets. In the past I’ve had bikes with threaded headsets, and bikes with threadless headsets, and have rebuilt both types. But I’ve never used or rebuilt an integreated headset. The integrated headsets look, to me at least, easier to maintain and rebuild. There are some great deals on the 05 model Litespeeds with integrated headsets, but I understand the 06 versions are going to use threadless. Any ideas as to what the reasoning is? Is it a cost-cutting measure, or are the integrated headsets not performing as well? From the point of view of rebuilding and maintaining it, is there is any reason to choose threadless over integrated? If you’ve had experience with both, especially rebuilding or maintaining, please post opinions.