Originally Posted by
Bandrada
Does he not run the risk of ruining the bearing if the two aren't' parallel? I'd have them fix it, or do it myself. Odd that you would recommend him riding it in this condition, IMHO.
Not parallel -- How?
The crown race is started onto the seat, and riding will press it the same as actually pressing it. Parallelism is ensured because there's no other place it can go, and if it doesn't end up parallel, it's because the base on the crown, or the headtubes aren't.
OTOH, if riding doesn't settle it fairly quickly (usually takes longer with suspension) odds are the seat diameter is large, so it should be corrected, but that's a bridge he can cross when he gets to it.
As I said, it's poor worksmanship on the shop's part, but letting nature take it's course may be more convenient than bringing it back.