Originally Posted by
FastJake
One caveat. If the Reynolds fork is all carbon, including the steerer, DO NOT use the starnut that comes with this Ritchey and most other threadless headsets. Along with the headset, buy a suitable compression plug for the steerer and remember they come in sizes to fit either carbon or metal steerers so get the correct one.
Incidentally, FSA still sells a 1" threadless headset, the Orbit X, that has sealed cartridge bearings and is a good quality headset at a moderate price. Here is the link:
http://www.fullspeedahead.com/produc...dless-headset/
I have a 1-1/4" version of this headset on one of my Litespeeds and it has held up beautifully for 32,000 miles so far.