Thanks to all who answered my recent questions about fitting one of these. Finally got round to it at the weekend, and the installation was a much easier job than I'd anticipated. Cane Creek isn't a brand I've dealt with in the past, but am very impressed with the smoothness of the bearings (and this is on a *secondhand* headset, which bodes well for the quality/longevity). Complete bike to follow when I'm next back home (Christmas, probably)!
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Thanks to all who answered my recent questions about fitting one of these. Finally got round to it at the weekend, and the installation was a much easier job than I'd anticipated. Cane Creek isn't a brand I've dealt with in the past, but am very impressed with the smoothness of the bearings (and this is on a *secondhand* headset, which bodes well for the quality/longevity). Complete bike to follow when I'm next back home (Christmas, probably)!
I run a Cane Creek Alloy aheadset on my mountain bike. It's lasted about five years and god only knows how many miles, virtually all off-road and the vast majority under competition circumstances.
I'd say they have a good life expectancy so far, and there's little sign of any play, slop, notchiness or otherwise imminent failure .. 😉
-- Paul ... (8(|) Homer Rules !!! "A [censored] is a [censored], no matter what mode of transport they're using."