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honourablegeorge on "Reliable headset, Acros? Hope? Chris King?"

Hope. Fit and forget.

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goodgrief on "Reliable headset, Acros? Hope? Chris King?"

Tried King after I acquired one on a second hand frame, the bearings are eternal and I'm still using the lower cup 4 frames down the line but the upper is a poor design, no compression ring creates...

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NorthCountryBoy on "Reliable headset, Acros? Hope? Chris King?"

Im in a similar position I had a cane creek 40 just looked back through my bills and it has new bearings last March. They were completely seized when I went to use the bike in January after using a...

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Nobeerinthefridge on "Reliable headset, Acros? Hope? Chris King?"

Aye, lower bearing on my forty is gubbed too. Rather than buy another bearing, I'm for pressing in a hope lower, as the upper is okay.

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Bikepimp on "Reliable headset, Acros? Hope? Chris King?"

Had a King on my road bike for 15years and still going strong

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cannondaleking on "Reliable headset, Acros? Hope? Chris King?"

I use King on every bike now fit and forget had some marks on my carbon steerer but nothing nasty could just see that was were the O ring had been sat. Had a hope when they changed the design something...

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mikey74 on "Reliable headset, Acros? Hope? Chris King?"

Don't get an Acros as the bearings are not changeable: you have to buy new cups and a headset press.

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UK-FLATLANDER on "Reliable headset, Acros? Hope? Chris King?"

The upper on CK has been altered and is now similar to most other ahead systems.

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Ben_H on "Reliable headset, Acros? Hope? Chris King?"

I use Hope on any bike I can: as someone said above, they are fit and forget in my experience.

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coogan on "Reliable headset, Acros? Hope? Chris King?"

King for me. They just keep going.

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GolfChick on "Reliable headset, Acros? Hope? Chris King?"

Hope, Fit and forget and have the pick n mix variants on two bikes now (they now finally do the pick and mix in different colours too!)

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Stevelol on "Reliable headset, Acros? Hope? Chris King?"

Cheers fellas, hope it is!

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P20 on "Reliable headset, Acros? Hope? Chris King?"

King. I've got a couple over 10yrs old. The newer design gets around any previous problems

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takisawa2 on "Reliable headset, Acros? Hope? Chris King?"

Cane Creek. Just refuses to die.

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patagonian on "Reliable headset, Acros? Hope? Chris King?"

Just in the process of fitting a Hope pick & mix - sealing is very impressive compared to what is currently in there.

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reggiegasket on "Reliable headset, Acros? Hope? Chris King?"

Hope. Fit and forgetHope are fine but this phrase has no actual meaning.

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otsdr on "Reliable headset, Acros? Hope? Chris King?"

I have Hope on 2 bikes and it looks I won't need the spare bearings I have bought in advance any time soon.

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Nobeerinthefridge on "Reliable headset, Acros? Hope? Chris King?"

Lots of people only keep a bike for 2 or 3 years, so for them, it does have a meaning.

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mikewsmith on "Reliable headset, Acros? Hope? Chris King?"

The phrase fit and forget means that when you fit it, you forget about it as you have to do nothing to it for a very long time, unlike the endless what BB/Headset threads.

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g5604 on "Reliable headset, Acros? Hope? Chris King?"

Chris king had survived 2 years bike kept outside all the time. Cane creak lasted 6 months

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