I agree on what’s most important to an extent, and I’m not going to evangelize about King (none on my bikes for at least a few years). Currently, running Wheels Mfg BB’s and Cane Creek 70 headsets (I know you candrop the bearings into a 40, but I do thing the 70 has better sealing) and feeling good about the price/quality combo. Curious about what others are doing on custom builds.
My bet is that AJ is not going to have a lot to report on these components. All the various standards, coupled with changing wheel sizes and geo that have made a lot of people view bikes as 1-2 yr investments, have seemed to snuff out a lot of the enthusiasm for quality BB’s and headsets.
April 8, 2021, 1:39 p.m. - MuscogeeMasher
I agree on what’s most important to an extent, and I’m not going to evangelize about King (none on my bikes for at least a few years). Currently, running Wheels Mfg BB’s and Cane Creek 70 headsets (I know you candrop the bearings into a 40, but I do thing the 70 has better sealing) and feeling good about the price/quality combo. Curious about what others are doing on custom builds. My bet is that AJ is not going to have a lot to report on these components. All the various standards, coupled with changing wheel sizes and geo that have made a lot of people view bikes as 1-2 yr investments, have seemed to snuff out a lot of the enthusiasm for quality BB’s and headsets.