Originally Posted by AfterThisNap
That said, what annoys me is that a King headset for whatever reason has become some kind of status symbol despite being the least important rotating assembly on a bike. Why aren't people going ga-ga over the killer hubs or the big talk about the super BBs they've been developing? Headset performance can only go so far. It's still just some cups and a pair of bearings, but people have some werid perception about them and how they should be installed, hence threads like this one.
i go ga-ga over their hubs. i've wanted a pair for years, and now that i've finally scored a set, i want a set for my road bike, i want a set for my BMX bike, i want a set for my 'cross bike, i want a set for my yet-to be built-SS MTB......you probably won't see too many people on this forum go wild over geared hubs though...maybe their SS hubs, but seems like there's more "fixie" folks here.
their BB may never happen, as it seems standard 3-piece cranksets are going the way of the dodo, with the influx of so many MEGAGIGAEXOHOLLOWXDRIVETECH II cranksets out there now. i could be wrong...they might be working on an external BB, but it's not likely. hmm...isn't it funny how headsets used to be external and now they're internal (for no good reason whatsoever), and BB's used to be internal, and now they're external (for some pretty good reasons)? they've gone and flip-floped our bearing thingies!