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Originally Posted by
icemilkcoffee
The split ring is typically aluminum and the steerer and crown race typically steel. I don't think the split ring will wear or damage the crown race.
I can't remember a steel fork I have serviced that used a split crown race. But there's plenty of carbon/carbon/carbon forks/crowns/steerers that have used a split race in my past. Andy
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