Old 03-06-20, 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by DorkDisk
Just want to point out that King headsets made their reputation, and this happened way back when. Back then, a well machined headset with sealed bearings that never needed replacing was a big deal. Nowadays, many have picked up their game. They're still going off that rep.
Actually their rep is currently built off their hubs which just always work and never seem to have failures and their BBs which I find to be quite reliable. I've got a couple of their headsets but haven't bought a new one in years; probably about the same time this thread was started.
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