I feel the same way... especially because the headset that came with my bike (1980 Trek) is completely smooth. What else is a headset good for besides making the turning motion smooth? <--rhetorical question

Which makes a Chris King/Campy Record/FSA headset just seem like a waste of money. I mean, my roommate's headset on his 1960s Schwinn wasn't smooth at all, but then we just serviced it. None of the bearings were pitted or anything so it was just a matter of puttings lots of lube in. Took like 10 min, now it's running completely smoothly.

I dunno - since many people who know more about bikes than me recommend Chris King, it makes me feel like I don't know crap about headsets also. Cause there must be an advantage to it.