Originally Posted by rekmeyata

That's why my newest bike I ordered Cane Creek 110 because the seals are better than Chris King and it's cheaper than CK, so far after 3 seasons no problems and no service needed...but in all honesty any headset should last a very long time, all my headsets on all 7 bikes are just fine including one that has 29 seasons including plenty of rain (it's actually 32 seasons old but the last 3 years I haven't rode it) plus over 160,000 miles, and 6 of the 7 bikes are over 30 years old. So when I read reports that this or that headset only lasted a year or two maybe 3 I wonder why, are newer headsets that much inferior over ones made 30 years ago?

Headsets and hubs are suppose to be the most reliable parts on a bike with very little to go wrong, and should last at least 30 years.