Originally Posted by
Iride01
Headsets just don't do that much work. What's so bad about your current one that you need to replace it? Even one bike I had that visually showed brineling on the headset race didn't exhibit any noticeable steering issues when ridden.
Considering the cost of headsets, I'd rather spend that money on other stuff for the bike. Unless of course the issue with the headset is really causing noticeable issues you can't live with.
Personally I'd switch to threadless if I had to replace mine.
Just took a look - for the first time - at the headset on a bike with 14,000 miles since 2008. Still working well. Ritchey Logic races and bearings looked ok. Cleaned, lubed and put it back together. I will replace the ball bearings at some point in the not too distant future.
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