Originally Posted by ArgoMan

I'm shopping for an appropriate headset and I've come to a conclusion. Of all the components one can find a reason to waste lots of money on, I believe it's the headset. I'm surprised at how expensive some of them are. In my bike line up, I have an older aluminum bike with the good 'ole caged bearing set-up. No markings on the headset, although I suspect it's a Cane Creek.Works wonderfully! Smooth. Steers to the left and and to the right, and back again, quickly. No play between it and the steerer. I wiped out hard on the bike this past year and the headset was undisturbed. Easy to clean and lube. So I suspect spending $150+ on a new fancy headset is not the smartest thing to do, for my purposes. Does anyone else think this way about headsets?