WTB King headset SOLD

[Cycleshark]

 

[mrkawasaki]

How come such 'elitist' parts, if they were so good, did not continue in production or be copied/improved on by others?

 

[pete_mcc]

How come such 'elitist' parts, if they were so good, did not continue in production or be copied/improved on by others?

There were supply issues with the red O-rings

 

[taffy]

How come such 'elitist' parts, if they were so good, did not continue in production or be copied/improved on by others?

There were supply issues with the red O-rings

i heard it was because there was never a box mad ethat could handle so much cool and radness in one place

 

[James_Geldart]

maybe just because king's own headsets were better? :?

 

[BoyBurning]

How come such 'elitist' parts, if they were so good, did not continue in production or be copied/improved on by others?

How does a headset become 'elitist'?

Does it send it's ball bearings off to public finishing school?


BB

 

[mrkawasaki]

^ ....usually when products are described as 'probably the most rare and sought after headset.... and the best ever made' and then folk say 'all the cool kids have got one'... The finishing school in this particular case would appear to be Santa Barbara/Mill Valley.

Why is grease guard not a regular feature on modern componentry?

 

[yo-eddy]

Why is grease guard not a regular feature on modern componentry?

most likely because most modern components are rubbish :roll:


On a serious note, not sure if the patent is still with suntour?

 

[mrkawasaki]

Looks like WTB still do some grease guard products:

http://www.amazon.com/WTB-Momentum-Grea ... B003L9MY8I

 

[yo-eddy]

Looks like WTB still do some grease guard products:

http://www.amazon.com/WTB-Momentum-Grea ... B003L9MY8I

nice but NOS and "currently unavailbale" wish they still made quality products :?