Headset Review Thread

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Meep94

Member
Okay lately there's been alot of talk about headsets, which is the best and whatever so I'm going to try to clear things up and maybe this should even be stickied.

-Razor Stock

Pros:

  • Spins fast if you clean it well
  • Comes stock
Cons:

  • Threaded, so no threadless forks
  • Maintance to keep it good
  • Stock part

-FSA (unsealed)

Pros:

  • Spins faster than stock
  • Upgrade
  • Lower maintance than stock

Cons:

  • Noisy
  • Maintance
  • Not very smooth

-FSA (sealed)

Pros:

  • Quiet
  • Smooth
  • Very low maintance

Cons:

  • Not as fast as unsealed
  • Price

-Ciari (sealed)

Pros:

  • Extreamly smooth

Cons:

  • Possible the worst for a scooter
  • Expenisive
  • Slow

-Chris King Headsets

Pros:

  • Strong
  • Smooth
  • Quiet
  • Almost no maintance

Cons:

  • Expensive
  • Takes time to wear in

-Cane Creek (sealed)

Pros:

  • Silent
  • Smooth
  • Very low maintance
  • Strong

Cons:

  • Not as fast as unsealed (barely)
  • Price

Cane Creek (unsealed)

Pros:

  • Spins faster than stock
  • Smooth(not as smooth as sealed)
  • Lower maintance than stock
  • Strong

Cons:

  • Loud than sealed(barely)
  • Maintance

-Solid Bike Headset

Pros:

  • Possible strongest headset
  • Needle bearings
  • No maintance
  • Smooth

Cons:

  • Quieter than unsealed but not as queit as sealed
  • Price
  • Not as fast as unsealed

Dia-tech (sealed)

Pros:

  • Smooth
  • Quiet
  • Long lasting
  • Low maintance

Cons:

  • Takes time to wear in
  • Price

Dia-tech (unsealed)

Pros:

  • Spins faster than stock
  • Upgrade
  • Lower maintance than stock

Cons:

  • Noisy
  • Maintance
  • Not very smooth


Will add new information as it is presented

Hope this clears some questions up :)
 
DavidMiles47

DavidMiles47

Steel Member
ok good thing you made this thread.

so i just got a cane creek threadless headset and i take it to the bike store to have them install it (cause i didnt wanna mess it up, it was like 50 bucks haha) and the guy was like

"oh i cant install this, its a threadless headset and you have a threaded fork'

and i was like 'wtf? i thought you could use thrreadless headsets on threaded forks"

so can someone clear this up for me. cause the guy said hes ordering a threaded shimano headset and does anyone know anything about them?
 
D

dre

Member
davidM said:
ok good thing you made this thread.

so i just got a cane creek threadless headset and i take it to the bike store to have them install it (cause i didnt wanna mess it up, it was like 50 bucks haha) and the guy was like

"oh i cant install this, its a threadless headset and you have a threaded fork'

and i was like 'wtf? i thought you could use thrreadless headsets on threaded forks"

so can someone clear this up for me. cause the guy said hes ordering a threaded shimano headset and does anyone know anything about them?
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You can use threadless headsets with a threaded fork, provided you have the nut that screws on top of the headset (it comes stock with your scooter). So tell the guy at the shop to fuck off, plus, installing a headset is quite possibly the easiest thing to do, ever, especially if you have a press (search SR and you can find out how to make one.
 
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AX3D

Member
I've broken a headset doing that, plus thats oging to lead to A LOT of problems with your headset being un-alighned. do it if you have to. but using a vice/a fuckn huge bolt with washers will be better. better yet go to a damn bike store
 
B

Brian Boston

I got myself banned.
I don't think this is worth a sticky... everyone has different experiences with different headsets depends on fork and bar setups. BTW unsealed fsa pigs blow, stock headset is way faster and needs less maintenance.
 
J

Jack;

Member
ok so this morning i got a solid headset..it has needle bearings which is sweet....but there is a top peice for it that has a bolt in it... do i need this or is it just a cover for a bike... but the stock scooter nut(the big one that goes over the headset and acts as a spacer) wont fit on it..im geussing i jsut put the cap that comes with it on and just use the other threaded bolt to keep it down....

but i dont wanna mess it up....so ca nyou help

and this should be stickied it helped me alot...

i dont know if this should be in this thread but i didnt want to make another thread cause it would be stupid

oh nad should i grease nedle bearings? it came with no grease on it what so ever
 
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