The Crank Brothers Cobalt Ti directset is as light as many drop-in bearings for internal headsets because it's a set of bearings. Crank Brothers has made their headset nothing more than two bearings with flanges, two dust shields and a crown race. At 58g, it's lighter than most internal... read more

We used to think headsets were about as simple as a bike part got. Two sets of bearings, two cups, two races, two washers, and something to hold it all in place. Hard to make them any lighter unless you drilled out the cups (terrible idea) or replaced the metal with plastic (another bad... read more

We're no stranger to cuts here at CC. You ride; sooner or later, you bleed. We're happy to pour hydrogen peroxide on our wounds just to get the antiseptic burn over with -- though we've been told it isn't as effective as once believed. But we have to go back to our childhood to think of the... read more

Thinking of mountain biking in Chiang Mai brings us to our Proustian moment. With the Crank Brothers Opium SL directset we breathe in, and a wave of memories of endless downhills wash over us. We have to sit down. We have to lie back with the headset on our chest and appreciate. When... read more

The Sage SL, the most robust headset of the Crank Brothers line, the better to freeride and extreme. Here, Carl and Frank made the flanges that mate with the inside of the headtube longer, 15mm long as opposed to 7.5mm on the other sets, to better seat in the head tube and better dissipate the... read more