110 - New Cane Creek product

[SSinGA]

Looks like the Solos will go into the parts bin. This thing looks sweet! I'll have to stop by their offices next weekend whhen I head up that way and see if I can get an early release!

Straight from the Cane Creek R&D dept.

Official sales pitch:

Our new “110” headset is the new pinnacle of headset technology. There are a lot of little things going on in a headset that you can improve upon that add up to superior performance and less headaches in the long run. One key feature of our “110” headset is the “Captured Compression Ring”. By capturing the compression ring in the top cover, the “110” allows for fine tuning your headset to accommodate the common variation in steer tube diameter without having to worry about losing spacer shims when assembling, shipping, or overhauling your bike. With the Captured Compression Ring, the “110” has the simplicity of and O-ring type headset, but with the fundamental performance advantage a compression ring. The alloy used for the “110”headset, spacers, and top cap is a custom processed 7050 alloy, only available in the “110” headset. The headset also comes standard with 17.5mm of our new “scalloped” Interlok spacers. This design provides a solid interface between the top-cover and the spacer stack while shaving an additional 25% in weight off a standard alloy spacer stack. Moreover, the “Split Lip Bearing” incorporates a dual lip seal design which offers twice the protection of the single sided seal normally found in headset cartridge bearings while decreasing friction. The Split-Lip seal is just one more improvement from the creators of the threadless headset. All of this is backed by our 110 Year warranty.

Captured Compression Ring Technology
7050 Alloy – custom processed specifically for the 110
Hand Polished before Anodizing
Clean Crisp Graphics
Serviceable Bearings (Split Lip “double sided” Seal)
110 Year Warranty
17.5mm of Interlok Spacers Included (also from 7050Plus Alloy)
97.5 grams (without spacers) - This is the actual installed weight, without star-nut or spacers
Spacers are “Scalloped” to shave additional weight over standard spacers (25% lower than standard alloy spacers)
Available in Red, Blue, Silver, and Black
Retail $140

[BrewMaster]

I like the 110 year warranty. I hope they come up with a better design before then.