I'd say HIC just because of the simplicity of it. It took me a lot longer to screw with my SCS than my HIC to make it solid. Every time I had to adjust something, I'd have to take the time to stretch the SCS so I could get it off my fork. And getting an allen wrench that would fit inside the SCS to tighten it was really annoying. I had to ghetto rig a socket. With HIC, all you do is put the shim on and tighten the top cap. Automatically solid. And HIC is compatible with ANY fork as long as you have a long enough shim. Never have to worry about ugly ass spacers or cutting forks like with baby SCS.