BertR00t":2j3rjz7c said:Have used the X-Lite ones and the Hope ones and have to say I prefer the Hope as I have had issues getting the plug bit of the X-Lite ones out. Probably because once you have tightened them enough and they have expanded in the steerer they tend to stick hard after a few months.
hamster":3emo8sqa said:I don't understand why people have a problem with the bolts breaking (same as Syncros top caps). The thing is to tension the headset - after the stem's steerer clamp is tightened the top cap can be slackened a quarter of a turn.
Anyway, I have a head doctor in the toolbox as I got forks which happened to have a star nut already inside. £5 posted if you want it, less bolt and top cap.