Between the Cane Creek and Chris King I would go with the CK. I have both in 1" Threadless and the CK is a better quality piece. Better seals, easy to get individual parts for (not likely you'll need them since CK last forever) they even sell various under/over sized parts such as an undersized I.D. diameter crown race I had to get when mine became loose and better overall support. If you needed a more common size I would say there are plenty of good headsets for less than half the price of CK but since the Cane Creek is one of the few quality 1" headsets available at nearly the same price as the CK, the King HS would be an easy choice for me. Shop around for deals.