Is the crown race upside down on my Planet X Pro Carbon?

dazzawazza
dazzawazza Posts: 462
edited January 2009 in Workshop
Is the crown race upside down on my Planet X Pro Carbon?
There’s about a 1mm gap, see 1st pic.

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If not I suspect I’ve been given the wrong part??

Thanks

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  • softlad
    softlad Posts: 3,513
    I'm no longer sure that it is upside down, now I've seen the new pics - I just know that it doesn't look right in that first pic...
  • alfablue
    alfablue Posts: 8,497
    Hi Dazza

    It can't be upside down, looking at the disassembled picture, but the gap doesn't look quite right. Its an SL Pro Carbon? I just got mine out to have a look:

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    (the bike needs a clean after Sundays ride! :oops: )

    So I have the gap too, and this one was built by Planet-X not me, so I presume it is meant to be that way. I suppose, without the gap there could be problems with grit grinding away, or even the fork crown rubbing on the headtube.
  • alfablue
    alfablue Posts: 8,497
    the more I think about it, the more I think the gap is necessary!
  • dazzawazza
    dazzawazza Posts: 462
    Thanks guys.

    Yes, It's an SL Pro Carbon.
    I wasn't that concerned until the posts suggesting it may be upside down.

    The Planet X pics are very low res, which gave the impression it's not there.

    Cheers :D
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    looks fine to me.

    If it was the other way up you would have problems.
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  • robbarker
    robbarker Posts: 1,367
    The fork crown could do with a bit of facing and the crown race reinstalling to get it perfect, but it's the right way up and looks functional.
  • andrew_s
    andrew_s Posts: 2,511
    The race is the right way up.
    If the gap wasn't there, you wouldn't be able to get the race off when you wanted to replace the headset.

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