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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: motomagII on June 07, 2012, 09:08 PM
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i need a plan got set really smartr forks but when i tried using em they are for internal headset not normal so im screwwed unless anyone hsa got way of using em
let me know if you have figured a way of uasing em pleasew
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I'm guessing you mean the forks have a built in bearing race?
I thought you would be able to use it with a sealed bearing headset. I've had external headsets that have sealed cartridge bearings in them and the fork race is a flat angle if that makes sense.
Or is the fork steerer tube to short to clamp a stem on?
Got any pics?
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i think it needs to be a sealed 45/45 campy style headset which i dont have i have a unsealed bearing headset
maybe someone can check this for me i can easily buy a sealed one if they fit
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:)Trouble with a lot of forks with integrated crown race is that the steerer tubes are too short to run on a regular headset although Odyssey seem to be an exception.
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fck it i will just repaint my s&M forks this weekend and use them lol
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You could try and machine a 45 degree chamfer on the underside of a std crown race, so it sits on the integral fork race.
Issues with this would be-
1, the steerer tube may not be long enough to clamp the stem on properly because-
2, the forks would effectively be hanging out of the headtube by another 4mm or so.
The sealed external headset would be best though, I have one on my Alone which cost less than a tenner on ebay, pretty good too.
MM