Originally Posted by mrbertfixy
that's basically what i said, but "if it is properly adjusted and maintained" means i don't have the time to clean sand and crap out of my headset all the time. i guess you just have to ask yourself how often you are willing to service your headset. if the answer is "not very often" go CK. if the answer is "i inspect my headset more often than my genitals" then get a $9 tange.
Well, you were comparing a $90 cartridge headset to a $125 cartridge headset, and I was just making the suggestion that a $9 loose bearing headset will work just as well as the other (vastly more expensive) options if you take care of it. You shouldn't need to repack it more than once or twice during the worst part of the winter.