Originally Posted by
Marc7200
I just received a Cane Creek 10 ZS headset and it says it includes a lightweight polymer crown race. What I think is the crown race is plastic and has a slit in it like the upper compression ring. Never seeing one of these, can I assume this is the correct race? It sure doesn't look very durable.
I've never seen a plastic "base plate" (as FBinNY noted it isn't really a crown race) but I assume it's durable enough to do the job since the demands are pretty low. As to it's being split, I've got an FSA heasdet with a metal base plate that was also made with a split and it was easy to install with just finger pressure. The split is fine since the plate just supports the lower bearing cartridge and nothing actually rolls on it.