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I'm thankful for this review..
I want a splash of colour so think I may have to sink into my wallet for a hope.
Non of this ck business.
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I bought a Superstar Headset in the summer and it arrived with both bearings rattling loose in the cups and one cup very obviously deformed with part of the cup flared out. I complained and they sent me two new cups which the bearings sat perfectly in. So they can do it. Just need to still work on their QC abit
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fwiw i would get hope, installed two and it's just a joy, tolerances are tight but not absurd, rubber seals are bonded, the crown race is split not press fit - just all round designed for the home mechanic while still being reliable
i guess it's the difference between the americans and the british
the americans made the perfect machine, which is an exhaubarent price, filled with their own standards and really requires 5 or 6 people to fit and a bucket load more tools. a job creation scheme if you will.
the british? it keeps out mud and any loser can do it in their shed. it's not very pretty to look at tho
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Maj
My bearings in my EC and ZS cups haven't lasted well at all. They do go through some horrible conditions tough.
Alternatively the Cane Creek headset in my Bird I had before lasted really really well. It was still like new. I should have gone hope straight away. I went brand x full, then got a Nukeproof lower and just did that, then thought I 'upgraded' to superstar but alas here we are. You only have to take a pair of bearings out of a set of hope hubs to find even when they are worn they hold up really well and are great at resisting corrosion.