First time with integrated headset - Should it be this loose

sam w

I'm just starting to build up a Planet X London Road and the headset bearings seem very loose. They drop in and out easily, and have play once in place, see this video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LlB-pSIxRg

Bottom bearing is very similar.

The bearings sit on a taper, so I can see there's a possibility with some pressure from the top cap everything will sit firm, but I'm concerned that actually I'm always going to have a loose headset and no way of adjusting.

What are your thoughts? Any experience of the same issue?

k-dog

Looks okay to me. Once you've preloaded them there shouldn't be any issue. If you still have play after that then that would be a problem.

keezx

Whether the bearings lay in cups, pressed in the frame or directly in the similar formed headtube doesn't really matter, it works all the same.

sam w

Thanks for the feedback. Went to fit the crown race and noticed one of the mudguard bosses on the fork is filled with some kind of foam/resin. Now dealing with PlanetX customer service on resolving that