Originally Posted by tellyho
Have to agree with headset cost. I have a $10 Nashbar headset on my fixie and I cannot adjust it correctly - either too tight or too loose. I'm newly converted to the opinion that any part with bearings needs to be quality.
I have a $15 (I must have gotten the delux version.
) Nashbar 1" cartridge bearing threaded headset on my rain/beater/errand bike and, after three years and about 6000 miles of abuse and bad weather, it is still smooth and quiet and has held it's adjustment perfectly.