Giant SCR Headset Problems

Avoneer
Avoneer Posts: 525
edited August 2013 in Workshop
Hi,

I know this won't be the first time this has been discussed so bear with me......

I'm trying to replace a headset on a Giant SCR and I have an FSA No.11 AGY, but the crown race seems to have a bevelled bottom edge presumably to help with future removal - see pic below.

The original race (which is lesser in height) had a flat bottom edge and allowed the fork/frame gap to be about 1mm less and be a lot more asthetically pleasing.

I'm pretty sure FSA races H6018 and H6062 are the same dimensions, but one has the flat bottom edge and one has the bevelled bottom edge - can anyone confirm this ?????

From reading the net, this problem seems to occur quite a lot on various bikes and I think the height of the crown race has a lot to answer for.

Any thoughts or ideas people?

Thanks,

Pat.

felt-fork-race.jpg
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  • Avoneer
    Avoneer Posts: 525
    Forgot to mention that with the No.11, there was a metal spacer which I pressume goes around the crown race to fill this unsightly gap, only it's a fraction too thick, binds and doesn't fully allow the lower bearings to drop onto the crown race.
    "Campagnolo has soul, Shimano has ruthless efficiency and SRAM has yet to acquire mystique. Differentiating between them is a matter of taste"

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