Originally Posted by
lukewall
FSA and Cane Creek IS series are cost effective integrated headsets. You'll probably be fine with the lower level ($30-$40) range headsets if you're not going to be using the bike in severely foul conditions.
My 1 1/2 year old Synapse came with a cheap level FSA headset. I have a couple thousand miles on it riding through wet conditions at times and it's been fine.
What this guy said. Buying a 100+ dollar road bike headset is just plain ********.