chris king gripnut vs. 2 nut
 

i think i'm putting a 1" threaded chris king headset on my bike soon and would like to hear opinions on gripnut vs. 2 nut models.

the two shops i frequent have different opinions (of course). one says the two nut is so much better, and the other only reccommends the gripnut, but can order the 2 nut specially if i really want it.

anyone have experience with both?

I have a silver 1" gripnut that I am not using that I would sell for cheap if you want it.

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The difference between the two headsets is that the GripNut design (while quite ingenious) does not allow the use of spacers or front brake cable hangers (generally found on Cyclocross Bikes) which means that your steerer needs to be the proper length for the headset to remain properly adjusted, you might need to cut some of the steerer off if your current headset needs spacers to make it work, or you might not since King headsets have a pretty high stack height. The 2Nut comes in where the GripNut leaves off allowing a more conventional adjusting mechanism which DOES allow for spacers or brake cable hangers to be used. Besides that they are essentially both the same incredibly high quality headsets from the best manufacturer in the Biz.

-Ryan

so i guess i'm asking if there's any reason not to use the gripnut, assuming everything fits properly.

i'm going from a stock ultegra headset with nothing added, nothing removed.

i'd say go with the 2 nut. just to be on the safe side...like, in case you need a new fork or something and you don't want to have to cut the steerer tube to EXACTLY the right length, or if you want to ever put the headset on a different bike...i mean, versatility is one of the most important things, and with the 2 nut, you could put it on basically any bike (that uses a 1" threaded headset) and be just fine. but like everyone else has said, they're basically the same design, just one allows for more variables than the other.