Chris King headsets

does any of you that uses the thinks they're worth the cash you payed for it?
do they do a 1" unthreaded version?

Chris Kings come in 1" threadless. You may have to search around.

You do need special tools to install them (adapters for crown race and headset press tools) which is the only real pain with King headsets.

I have a 1" threadless King headset. It's really nice - a vast improvement on the well-indexed Campy loose-bearing one that it replaced. Not sure if it was really worth the money compared to other sealed-bearing headsets, though. Chain Reaction have 1" threadless for cheap.

yeah they do whatever headset you may need......and yeah i guess it's worth the money if you have nowhere else to spend them.......i have one on my bike......the installation may be be a bit tricky........as you have to first ???ram??(dodgy english) the head tube so the cups sit there properly and straight......most good bikeshops will do the whole install for a tenner......and i guess it's better to pay than ride with a loose headset for a few days and then end up paying anyway.....

I've got a chris king gripnut on my bike, thinking of using the old forks off my road bike sometimes which are threadless. If I get a threadless king headset will I be able to use the top part with the existing cups and bearings already in my frame, or are they different for the headsets?

the installation may be be a bit tricky........as you have to first ???ram??(dodgy english) the head tube so the cups sit there properly and straight...

he right. the headtube should be reamed and faced if you want chris king to warranty the headset.

you can, on some bikes, get away without doing it, but I wouldn't try that with a new headset, after all, if you are paying £100 for the thing may as well pay £10-£15 to install it properly

I've got a chris king gripnut on my bike, thinking of using the old forks off my road bike sometimes which are threadless. If I get a threadless king headset will I be able to use the top part with the existing cups and bearings already in my frame, or are they different for the headsets?

they are interchangeable, you just need the new top parts and keep the cups in SFAIK

if you road forks are 1" then yeah

he right. the headtube should be reamed and faced if you want chris king to warranty the headset.

you can, on some bikes, get away without doing it, but I wouldn't try that with a new headset, after all, if you are paying £100 for the thing may as well pay £10-£15 to install it properly

I have no idea what this means.... I used a block of wood and a hammer to install my headset btw.

i have installed dozens of king headsets and you dont 'need' any special tools for the race or the cups compared to any other headset... and the threadless ones are shit on forks with long steerers
(the clamp scores the tube and can seriously damage some forks - google it)

the gripnut is the best out there imho though