Chris King Inset 7 Headset - ZS44/EC44 Cups for 1 1/8 - 1 1/2 Tapered Forks  £159.95

Why Chris King Make This

• Contemporary bicycle frame designs are incorporating larger diameter headtubes and forks with tapered-steerers to improve the bike’s front end stiffness, and as a result handling accuracy. This move has made particular sense for off-road bikes. Chris King evolved the form and function of their legendary NoThreadset to address the variety of tapered steerers and headtubes on the market today.

Why You Want It

• Every Chris King headset is built with their heat-treated bearings, and surgical-grade steel races machined simultaneously to ensure they are perfectly matched. As Chris King bearing tracks age and burnish, they actually get smoother, and all headsets are fully serviceable for years upon years of demanding riding.
• The Chris King InSet™ 7 combines seamless design and legendary quality in a 44mm headset with an external lower cup that is a precision headset option for your 1.5” tapered steerer fork.
• The InSet™ 7 is equipped with exclusive Chris King built-in-house bearings and patented GripLock® system for precise fit and function.
• Engineered, manufactured and assembled in Portland, Oregon USA
• King Lifetime Warranty
• Legendary made-in-house bearings
• Patented GripLock® retention design for dependable headset adjustment (US Patent 8662517)
• Responsibly lightweight
• Designed specifically for a 44mm straight headtube and a 1-1/8” to 1.5” tapered steerer tube
• Weight - 170g (including starnut and preload bolt), 152g (excluding starnut and preload bolt)