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Does it matter where the gap in the headset race sits?

Old 02-10-09, 11:14 PM
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Does it matter where the gap in the headset race sits?

Regarding a push-on aluminium fork race for a threadless headset, is the gap meant to go to the front or back of the fork crown, or does it not matter at all?


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