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Wise move Mackem.
No point making a quick decision that you will regret later .
Bump
Is this the thread that was mentioned in the other thread?
Which other thread? Not the one about the car that sounds like a duck?
Four years...!!! I remember the day this thread was started, Christ that's gone fast.
Does the headset on a 29er use a clown race?.
I'm not sure what type of clown to race.
Four years...!!! I remember the day this thread was started, Christ that's gone fast.
Happy days. It didn't leave the front page for about a fortnight. Slipped a bit lately mind. We should probably make of an effort to keep it there, there more people who see it the more likely we are to be able to actually answer the question
(the) more people who see it the more likely we are to be able to actually answer the question
Actually I doubt that - but here's hoping.
At what point does this become the defining question of STW?
At what point does this become the defining question of STW?
YES
At what point does this become the defining question of STW?
Not sure, we would need a vote, one with a simple Yes or No option. Perhaps there should be 3 teams on for YESSSSS, one for no and another for who GAS.
I think Scotland has shown even on an apparently straightforward question like independence, a simple yes-no isn't simple.
I doubt it could be applied to anything this important.
Maybe voting based on a weighted scale of yes-ness to no-ness?
Will and Kate are patiently hatching combatants for a future modern-Royal defining crown race........apparently.
Has Mackem bought his headset yet? Or more importantly, a bearing change or two later, is he in the market for a new one? Things move on, I would be expecting him to want to be sure...
Has he changed the bearings? Can you get the separately or do they only come with a headset?
Some bearings earlier....
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Not sure, we would need a vote, one with a simple Yes or No option. Perhaps there should be 3 teams on for YESSSSS, one for no and another for who GAS.
Would whichever team lost accept it as the will of the majority though or would they continue to whinge about it for years to come?
Would whichever team lost accept it as the will of the majority though or would they continue to whinge about it for years to come?
This thread's already been going for four years....
Yes, but it's a genuine attempt to find an answer to an important question, not just whining about a lost vote
I've just received a set of forks with a crown race attached...
Should I tell the seller?! 😈
I've just received a set of forks with a crown race attached...
Should I tell the seller?!
I once recieved a frame with a headset missing the crown race as the seller forgot to remove it and sold the forks, you heartless b******.
Mr Spoon, are you suggesting that the answer to the original question is 'no'?
Mr Spoon, are you suggesting that the answer to the original question is 'no'?
When you buy a new headset does it include a crown race?
No, he specificaly asked 'new', mine was lightly used.
Did it come with one when it was new or has it since been lost? If so someone must have a crown race with no headset?
Have Giant introduced a new "standard" that does away with the crown race yet?
I've just realised - this thread claims to be 5 years old and it's still open.
Is this a record?
Decent BMX forks have built in crown races for Campag type integrated headsets.
The thread that will not die. Apologies OP for continuing your embarrassment.
Actually, I'm rather proud of it now. Like an errant child that has sorted themselves out.
It's been suggested I make an app based on this thread. Dunno what it would do though.
I remember chuckling when it first started, is it really five years ago?
What's a crown race by the way?
Return of the prodigal crown race in a way.
What was the question?
langylad - Member
I remember chuckling when it first started, is it really five years ago?
Apparently
Mackem - Member
When you buy a new headset does it include a crown race?POSTED 5 YEARS AGO #
To be honest it was definitely not the daftest question asked on here - bike related and a reasonable enquiry really.
It's been suggested I make an app based on this thread. Dunno what it would do though.
Randomly bump threads?
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Bear,is that Minion wearing a crown race ?
Headset you say?
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I have nothing to contribute to this......
Very few did...
no_eyed_deer - Member
Couldn't I just use a cockring?
Yes, absolutely. But not as crown race.
(Unless it was previously a spare crown race, being used as a cock ring; then, yes, yes you could).
Just checking.
*blows some of the dust off page 5*
Ah, the good old days.
Haha! I think of this thread every time someone asks something about headsets.
Good to see it again, glad its not dead!
Has it really been 3 months since anyone contributed to this font of knowledge on headsets?
There must be at least 3 new standards in that time.
I'm a headset guru now, no need for this thread any more.
We should keep it going as the 'go to' resource for headset knowledge then - it's clearly been an education for you...
It's all about the wireless these days
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It's still alive!!!
I wonder if you could cross breed this thread with the remains of the picolax thread?
The thru-axle thread reminded me of this.
RM.
I've not seen the thru-axle thread.
Why on earth would a headset need an axle?
New standard, innit?
AC/DC have an Axl.
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It's been ages since I looked at this forum. Has anything changed?
TJ's gone, but other than that no, not really.
I was wondering about this the other day.....
i've been on this forum for at least the 6 years this thread has, and this is the first time i've seen it.
i started reading the first page and actually laughed out loud.
happy days
but i have a question, and this seems like the right place to ask: i was planning to buy a new headset, and i was just wandering...
Wandering? Anywhere nice?
I got a new headset (Hope) came with a crown race - bonus!
If it didn't come with a crown race your balls would fall out.
Did it come with a baseplate for fitting to the fork too?
Is this the oldest thread on STW?
The crazy thing is that the answer is just "yes", and there was even consensus on it, which basically never happens!
I remember when this started too.
Been seeing this thread for years and just decided to see what was so stupid about the question. Can't believe it's been kept alive after 7 years. I might read page 2 in another 7 years
Bugger. I hate to undermine njee's 'consensus' but...
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http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/wtd-chris-king-1-18-crown-racebaseplate-or-whatever-they-call-it?replies=1#post-8616223
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Anyone got a spare one? Must be good condition and cheaper than a new one. Email in profile.
Cheers.
You don't really need one.
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That's not a race
Very classy, Mackem. :o)
I have only just seen this thread after years of perusing others.
Why I clicked on it today I have no idea.
I am glad I did.
Is the OP still around? Or is he somewhere else being stupid?
He's behind you!
...to think I actually thought this thread contained 39 pages of extremely detailed technical headset chat.
I bought a headset which didn't include a crown race.
Ok that's not a true story but in STW tradition I wanted to put forward an opposing view.
The OP is still here, being stupid in more places nowadays,
This thread is a gentle reminder of what this place was like before Brexit.
See also picolax
if your new headset came with two races, which one would you choose?
The one that finished first.
This thread will be around long after the McGregor/ Mayweather fight is all but forgotten.
two races, which one would you choose?
Raceist, you shouldn't choose. You should see everyone one as one race. This can be achieved by getting really close and going a bit cross eyed.
Standards are slipping.
Got my fork back from its service yesterday and the ****ers have removed the crown race I had left on.......how do I get a new one?
andy4d - Member
Got my fork back from its service yesterday and the ****ers have removed the crown race I had left on.......how do I get a new one?
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Ah, I remember the days when "does it come with a crown race" was about the only query when buying a headset. Look at them now, it's like trying to buy a coffee.
it's like trying to buy a coffee.
A mixed skinny oversize please. Caramel drizzle? Oh go on.
And almost as expensive.