Loose Forks / Headset
robbiemagic
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I have built up an old MTB and there is some "play" with the forks when you rock the bike back and fourth. I am not sure whether I have set the forks up correctly as the lowest part of the steerer tube is greater in diameter than the rest of the steer tube and the headset literally sits on top of it. I know i am doing something wrong but what?!
"Second place is the first loser"
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did you fit the crown race to the forks?
read the info on parktools. linky below."Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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Without sounding too dense, what exactly is the crown race?"Second place is the first loser"
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like i said read the info on PARKTOOLS"Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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Looks like its a job for the local bike shop really!"Second place is the first loser"
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crown is the bearing cup you fit to the forks. without the lower bearings just drift into the ether and mankind is left in desolation as a growing consensus of religious and social emmigration portend a miserable husk of civilisation where nothing ever really matters. With the crown race, the forks work lovelly.
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in layman's terms, the crown race can be found at the end of the steerer tube with the forks on, not the end closest to the stem. The steerer tube is the long shiny bit that goes through your headset. You won't be able to see the crown race if the forks are in the frame.
if you're not too tech-aware, I'd have the lbs do anything major to the bike to avoid dissapointment when your forks suddenly part company with the bike mid jump.0
