Originally Posted by wearyourtruth

i need a new headset and i think i'm down to two.

1) Stronglight J9: $29.99, needle bearings.


2) Tange Levins ISO: $24.99, 5/32" ball bearings.



i'm leaning towards the Tange, but my main issues are needle or ball bearings? which do you guys prefer? another thing is that the Stronglight comes in "BSC" or french threading, i know what french threading is but i've never heard of BSC... is it the same as ISO? sheldoning gave me nothing.

also, are there any other ~$25-30 headsets i am overlooking? (other than shimano STX and Ritchey logic, they are ugly)