Originally Posted by chicagoamdream
Naz, I was waiting for you to weigh in. I'm kind of wincing at the thought of spending $90 on a part that I'm not even going to get to see on a daily basis, but I'm determined not to cut corners with this build (spare me the usual "bottom brackets are as important as hubs" speech, everybody). Always nice to see threads that are actually about bikes get this much attention. Maybe I'll be able to get a DA headset off of eBay for $5 and it'll all even out.
You might actually see the BB daily - the cups are on the outside so if you look down, there they are. It's a beautiful BB, very nicely made. But that's aesthetics and quality I guess.
As for DA headsets - ebay has em cheap! There are a few for $6 right now. You can get them under $30 easily. Campy too...