shoulda gone to aspire velotech!!!

Go to a hardware store and buy, a length of m12 stud and some nuts to suit.... get a couple of bits of thick plywood and hey presto you have a sub £10 headset press.... or go and find somewhere with a big vice... or use a hammer!

Can't help on reaming or facing Im not a LDN'er

Ok so i put one in this morning.... these headsets are bloody awesome. i had a creek in the surly before popped that fucker right out.

ok plus a bit of maintenance... the CK is fucking smooth, Took it on a bit of a longer ride... and its as smooth as fuck... and solid.

If you can, get one.

ps i guess you can tell im happy with it.

I miss my CK, stupid 1 1/8" headtubes... :[

What are you talking about teenslain?
CK do 1 1/8 headsets.

TS neg rep.

Had one on the IRO (which was 1 1/8" threadless) but the Sparton has 1" headtube... You see my point now? Realise I wasn't very clear... I want another, so badly...

Still lost. CK do 1/18" and 1" headsets.

@ andyp: I know, I'm just too stingy to shell out for another one... Blimey, leave me alone!!!! ;p

its black.

What you should of done is sold your existing 1 1/8" one on ebay and used the money from that to buy a 1" one.

Spunked the money on booze, drugs and whores instead... Old habits...

At least you didn't fritter it away.

I'm going to make it my mission to harrass you until you buy another one.

TS fail

Good investment.

Almost as good investment

I LOVE my Chris King. Nicest bit of kit I've ever bought!

rep'd - good advice, you have to face the tube when fitting a CK.

can't rep you mr smith - can someone please oblige?

i stared at mine staight on, with no blinking

damn. this aspire velotech shop is wicked. does anyone know if they assist with getting through customs being stung?

+1 and made sure both my feet were flat on the ground.

Over on retrobike.co.uk they've been going on about the number of fake Chris King headsets on ebay recently, such as this one.

How can you tell?

painted not etched??

I thought the normal ones were painted? Or are they recessed a bit then painted?

Here's one of the threads http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=39812. The easiest sign is that the top-cap lettering is different.

Just HTFU and buy a real, pay the extra and feel the difference!

My Red one is etched, think the black are painter, but not sure.

Hi Festus,

Nope...sorry. I was honestly taken by surprise at how fast they blew out! However: I'm getting alot of requests to "please resume production". After "integrated" came along I figured the industry and bike gurus were all morons and to just let it go. Chris King stuck it out, and now the merits of well-executed outboard design are no longer debated. Also, guys that have had STAR units for 10 years now recognize it as the best. So, I may release "revision 2" of the STAR Headset this summer. A bit more user-friendly installation and with indestructible seals. If you want to be notified of availability of new headset and another exciting product, you can subscribe to my eBay newsletter. Or just let me know and I'll add you to my e-mail list.

GURI

get your headtube reamed or faced or whatever it's called. i didn't bother and there's a deadspot when i turn my bars to to right.