Just asking (after I pressed ‘BUY’) but they seem cheap at £22 at CRC.
Need something for a cheap MTB I’m building, When I say cheap the £22 is all it’s cost so far.

Not really.

Hope are better, but if it’s cheep enough….

erm, don’t know about others experiences but mine was awful, the seals were rubbish and the bearings died in record time. Shame as it was expensive and fulfilled my weight weenie ways

I have one and it’s ok. Low stack height is why I got it but it’s smooth enough at the moment and worth the £22.

Got a Crank Bro Cobalt XC SL from CC last month 60% off, quality very good and comes with seal for bottom race to keep crud out, was well tight to get into frame (Kona hei hei supreme). Ridden twice and very smooth but only time will tell if the peak dist will destroy it. Packed it well with grease, never power wash and use head race lizard skin so hoping it will be great value. Stack height very low and they do look great

From experience, only buy if you absolutely need the lowest stack headset available…if you don’t, go buy an FSA XLII.

Nope….

Mine’s lasted about 4 years in all sorts of shite weather, so ok from me.

No, a mate has had no end of trouble with his. Look great but crap design/materials, on plus side importers sound like they’re great to deal with.

Would just buy an FSA, or Cane Creek etc…

f*cking terrible, just like their pedals and dropper seatposts

don’t bother…..

It’s crank bros, so like all their other stuff it will be pretty but poorly made rubbish and will most likely break as you take it out of the packaging.

king.

gash put probably ok for what you paid,

King, the whole bike will cost less than a King….seriously. Looking to get a complete racing hardtail for £70 tops, as befitting an oldgit.
£22 so far.
Dirty Jo frame £0.00
Alex lo-spokes with Speed King Supersonics £0.00
SIDs £0.00
XT full set second generation £0.00
Shimano hydros £0.00
Easton EC70 seatpost £0.00
Need wide flats, saddle, Eggbeater re-build kit and jockey wheels.

Fairly iffy quality but workable if you need to reduce stack height. But only buy if you need to reduce stack height!

i expect it’ll come beautifully presented in a lovely box though. 😉

Well I would have been seriously pee’d off if I had paid full price for that.
Not impressed, and I haven’t used it yet.

Apparently, they are absolute rubbish. Just don’t tell the one I have on my wee Ti hardtail which seems to be coping just fine with UK conditions.

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Well I would have been seriously pee’d off if I had paid full price for that.
Not impressed, and I haven’t used it yet.

It’s a headset, what were you expecting?

Sam @ Singular told me the biggest problem with them was fitting the cups and he;d seen a few knackered head tubes because of them. I went for hope. Then buggered that one up anyway.

It’s a headset, what were you expecting?

Topless dancing girls . or at least something that didn’t look like it came off a £99 Tesco special.

Make sure you keep the receipt!

You just bought yourself a certified POS. Unless it is the SS version.
Had mine on for 2 weeks before it started rusting like mad. I even rubbed it with that special cloth and kept it very dry.
Super awesome low profile though.
If only somebody else made them. 🙁

had one for two years, one for a few months. neither have rusted despite living in a damp garage and they’re both smooth.

we’ll see I guess but I bought them for 35 and 22 quid respectively so I’m happy enough.

been running one for 2 year, once i washed out the shit grease and replaced it with a good marine grease, it has never missed a beat

ive had one on my turner for about 5 months and im not dead yet 😆

I have one, long head tube and short steerer required it.
Went for non-stainless version, paint chipped off and it went rusty.
Also, bearings on the lower race went really grindy, despite greasing them. But 2Pure sent me 2 replacement races on warranty. They’ve also sent me spare crown race inserts for free in the past. Top service.

So, get the stainless version and keep it greased. Because they’re not standard cartridge bearings, they’re not fit-and-forget.

Can’t comment on how good they are but being crank brothers I’d imagine that it comes in a lovely box. 😆

I can’t believe this company is still going….

2years of neglect on my Cove and still perfectly smooth, was discounted when I got it and it came with a 5year warranty. What’s not to like.

Do be careful when installing it though as it’s bit fiddly and getting the headset press to push on the correct part of the headset can be tricky.