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Quick question about headset (lower)
 

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April
Joined: 13 Dec 2003
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Location: Westchester/NYC

8/31/17 9:33 AM

Quick question about headset (lower)

I'm taking the old fork off my mountain bike turned commuter because its suspension mechanism is dead. I have another (somewhat newer) fork laying around which I can use as a replacement.

Is it better to take the lower headset off the old fork and put it on the replacement fork? Or is it easier to buy a new headset (doesn't cost much anyway) and put the lower part on the replacement fork?

(BTW, nothing wrong with the existing headset so far)

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Sparky
Joined: 08 Dec 2003
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Location: PDX

8/31/17 9:42 AM

I personally fo not replace servicable parts unless upgrading. It msy be prudent to keep the race with the headset..

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Brian Nystrom
Joined: 26 Jan 2004
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Location: Nashua, NH

8/31/17 9:46 AM

It depends on the type of lower race

In a typical 1 1/8" headset, the lower race is substantial enough to be removed and re-used. There's a special tool for doing this, but before I had one, I was able to remove them by tapping a thin-bladed screwdriver under the race, working a little at a time from both sides. Sometimes you get lucky and they come off easily, but often it will take a little work.

The other option is to take it to a shop and have them use a lower race puller on it. It's likely to be much cheaper than a new headset.

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dddd
Joined: 11 Jan 2004
Posts: 3345
Location: NorCal

8/31/17 11:29 AM

I typically have to rotate the fork 180-degrees after each hammer blow to the handle of a burly screwdriver, in order to "rock" the tight crown race off of the steerer tube. It takes a while sometimes but they always come off and are reusable unless the bearing track is pitted.

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Sparky
Joined: 08 Dec 2003
Posts: 19068
Location: PDX

8/31/17 11:34 AM

Trick is not gouging the crown. Not that on a computer of age it requires the care of doing the same opetation on an all carbon fork etc.

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KerryIrons
Joined: 12 Jan 2004
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Location: Midland, MI

9/1/17 9:44 AM

Lost in translation


quote:
Not that on a computer of age it requires the care of doing the same opetation on an all carbon fork etc.


English translation please?

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Sparky
Joined: 08 Dec 2003
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Location: PDX

9/1/17 10:06 AM

Commuter.... Oops Operation...


See what happens when I use the Android with no reading glaseses...

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April
Joined: 13 Dec 2003
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Location: Westchester/NYC

9/1/17 11:10 AM


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See what happens when I use the Android with no reading glaseses...

Are you using the not-quite-ready-for-prime-time speech recognition? Or just the good old buggy auto-correct?

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Sparky
Joined: 08 Dec 2003
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Location: PDX

9/1/17 11:37 AM

Just my huge mitts with sausage fingers on 1/3 of a 5" screen with no glasses...

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Nick Payne
Joined: 10 Jan 2004
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Location: Canberra, Australia

9/1/17 7:19 PM

Some manufacturers (eg FSA, Hope) use a split crown race, which makes it extremely easy to remove and install - only fingers are needed. And if the existing headset is fine, if you can't easily remove the crown race, then depending on the manufacturer, crown races can be purchased separately.

I have one bike where I purchased an additional crown race as I swap between forks - C-F fork for unloaded riding, I swap in a steel fork for touring with front rack and panniers.

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