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05-13-17 | 02:50 PM

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Marcus_Ti

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Originally Posted by rickyk76

I'm looking at spec'ing out parts for a build and I'm looking to see where to put my money. I see the Chris King headset is quite popular, but at $150 I have to wonder if it's worth it. What does the Chris King get you that the Cane Creek 40 doesn't? Same with bottom brackets. What does the more expensive $150 bottom bracket get you that the standard Shimano BB doesn't?

Read this thread over on Velocipede:

https://www.velocipedesalon.com/foru...set-35963.html

Buy nice buy it once....buy cheap, buy it again, and again...

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Originally Posted by TenSpeedV2

Before you drop the coin on a Chris King, be sure to check these out as an option. Less money than a CK & something the mechanics that I know prefer over the CK.

https://www.canecreek.com/products/headsets/110

My LBS loves them and reccy'd them for my play-in-the-mud dropbar build

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