headset query

rowlers
rowlers Posts: 1,614
edited April 2009 in MTB workshop & tech
I have this frame:

http://www.kinesisbikes.co.uk/product.php?id=3

and have bought this headset:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0298451890

woolly hat assured me it was the right headset for the frame.
After reading Parktool, it would appear that these type of headsets do not need pressed in, the cartridge bearings simply sit inside the headtube, resting on the "lips". I ahve had a trial fit, and the bearings just seem loose, nothing seems to hold them inplace?
Pics:
Headtube:
IMG_0850.jpg
Complete Headset:
IMG_0851.jpg
Bearing:
IMG_0852.jpg
Bearing in Headtube:
IMG_0853.jpg

I've assembled it with my old forks and it looks about right, just need confirmation before I install the crown race etc..
Cheers all

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