Originally Posted by
Purp
So as long as there's enough material to keep the sealed bearings in place, it's probably fine? Thanks for the info.
The term is "cartridge bearings", as a lot of bearings are sealed that are still cup-and-cone ones, but yes, it's probably fine. I've seen a BMX frame with an integrated headset that looked far worse than that - the owner had cracked the lower bearing cartridge and not noticed. The bearings still went in fine.