Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - does chris king sell crown races seperately

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Leif-fire-eater
05-14-06, 12:48 PM
I would really like to know,because like a dumb ass I left mine on the fork when it was powder coated.

hyperRevue
05-14-06, 12:50 PM
I'm sure if you sent him an email he would send you one out.

My LBS left my headset cups in when they powdercoated my bike.
hyperRevue
05-14-06, 12:52 PM
Powdercoat is so thick that it probably wont sit in the cups/bearings like it should.

Leif-fire-eater
05-14-06, 12:52 PM
Hi Eddie,

Since it's powder coated, it won't sit completly flat, giving me some play in the headset. No good in my book.
eddiebrannan
05-14-06, 12:53 PM
I would really like to know,because like a dumb ass I left mine on the fork when it was powder coated.


edit: got it. cheers
hyperRevue
05-14-06, 12:55 PM
Make sure you score the seam between race and fork really well before trying to remove the race.
mrRed
05-14-06, 12:59 PM
seriously, you can remove the powdercoat with just a blade and about 20 minutes.
AfterThisNap
05-14-06, 04:41 PM
hahaha, Damn dude. Your color was the one I envied most. I can't believe you haven't built it up yet. Try the razor blade method. Even if you totally mess up the race, I can order you a new one really cheap.
Aeroplane
05-15-06, 08:23 AM
I bought one at my local shop for $20. Got ripped off, but I wanted one quick, and that is the price of convenience.
poopncow
05-15-06, 12:10 PM
GO straight to CK, they will sell you one at cost! bought one 2 years ago for $10. Same with their disco-tech adaptors!
na975
05-15-06, 06:43 PM
air bomb sells them
AfterThisNap
05-15-06, 07:44 PM
so do I. Leif, I'm putting a big order in tomorrow to finish up Mel's bike. Lemme know if you need one.
Leif-fire-eater
05-16-06, 07:32 PM
If I'm not to late I'd definitly get one. I just spent about 40 minutes getting all the paint of it and I think it might be a little messed up from the razor blade. If not no big deal either.
AfterThisNap
05-16-06, 10:27 PM
too late. I can get one in by next week though. As long as you don't have shards of metal coiling out of the race you should be fine. Take a piece of sandpaper to it to take off any burrs or ridges and try it out. You really can't mess anything up, and if you do, I can order a replacement part cheap.
Leif-fire-eater
05-17-06, 05:08 AM
sounds good. I'll take some sandpaper to it. I didn't know how flat and smooth the race had to be I figured I need this thing to almost be mirror polished. Maybe I don't need a new race after all
AfterThisNap
05-17-06, 09:31 AM
not very. Even though king bearings feel like they have really tight tolerances, it's only in one plane. You can have a surprising amount of misalignment at the race or at the topcap and everythign will still roll straight and smooth.