king is...

amazing. the precision. the beauty.

i have finished taking care of my king headset, and hubs from the ybb. all i have to say is that chris king makes some wonderful stuff. the way everything was made. put together. poetry in motion.

i had my old race face headset still lying around. so i opened it. the way the ball bearings were placed in there, with some goop, and kept separated by some plastice ring. crap.

i have never opened up my hubs, and these are at least six years old. i have had the rims replaced, but nothing done to the hubs. when i opened them up everything still looked good. nothing wrong with the bearings. the lube looked old, but that's because it was. clean it up. re-lube. good to go.

serviceablity is the key to a great running component. take it apart. re-lube. put it back together. ride. its a wonderful thing.

spend the money. well worth it. i really can't stress this enough. all of my bikes have king headsets. except the fixie. that's because it came that way, but when i need a new one...i'm going king. all of my mountain bikes are riding on king hubs. for good reason. a good part will treat you good, if you treat it good. it's a cycle.

get it...

ride it...

love it...