fork and heatset installation
07-27-09, 07:55 PM
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fork and heatset installation
i am slowly piecing together a bike and need some advice about installing the fork and headset.
i am installing a threadless integrated headset and a 1 1/8" fork.
the headset is a crane creek IS.
the fork is a bontrager satelite plus
frame is novara strada
it seems that the bottom of the headset doesnt fit properly to the fork leaving a gap between the fork and the bottom of the head tube.
hopefully it is apparent to you what I am talking about when you look at the pictures.
are these 2 parts not compatible or do I need to force that part of the headset onto the fork?
thanks
i am installing a threadless integrated headset and a 1 1/8" fork.
the headset is a crane creek IS.
the fork is a bontrager satelite plus
frame is novara strada
it seems that the bottom of the headset doesnt fit properly to the fork leaving a gap between the fork and the bottom of the head tube.
hopefully it is apparent to you what I am talking about when you look at the pictures.
are these 2 parts not compatible or do I need to force that part of the headset onto the fork?
thanks
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07-27-09, 08:06 PM
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i am slowly piecing together a bike and need some advice about installing the fork and headset.
i am installing a threadless integrated headset and a 1 1/8" fork.
the headset is a crane creek IS.
the fork is a bontrager satelite plus
frame is novara strada
it seems that the bottom of the headset doesnt fit properly to the fork leaving a gap between the fork and the bottom of the head tube.
hopefully it is apparent to you what I am talking about when you look at the pictures.
are these 2 parts not compatible or do I need to force that part of the headset onto the fork?
thanks
i am installing a threadless integrated headset and a 1 1/8" fork.
the headset is a crane creek IS.
the fork is a bontrager satelite plus
frame is novara strada
it seems that the bottom of the headset doesnt fit properly to the fork leaving a gap between the fork and the bottom of the head tube.
hopefully it is apparent to you what I am talking about when you look at the pictures.
are these 2 parts not compatible or do I need to force that part of the headset onto the fork?
thanks
Slide it over the steer tube and then just pick it up and let it drop until the race is in place. There should be no gap.
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Plan Epsilon Around Lake Michigan in the era of Covid
Old School…When It Wasn’t Ancient bikepacking
Gold Fever Three days of dirt in Colorado
Pokin' around the Poconos A cold ride around Lake Erie
Dinosaurs in Colorado A mountain bike guide to the Purgatory Canyon dinosaur trackway
Solo Without Pie. The search for pie in the Midwest.
Picking the Scablands. Washington and Oregon, 2005. Pie and spiders on the Columbia River!
