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Just servicing my cannondale supersix for the first time. Removed the forks as the headset has a little play.
Appears the fork isn't fitted with My crown race at all just kind of shaped to fit the bottom bearing. This seems like a poor set up with potential for the contact part of the fork to wear.
Does this sound normal/correct?
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Normal and correct, pretty daft from an engineering perspective (with regards wear) but a good idea with regards strength and weight........ take your pick.
Maybe the headset just didn't come with one?
https://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/probably-a-stupid-headset-question/page/2/
Lots of road forks these days have integrated crown race - unless you're riding in the wet a lot and do no maintenance it shouldn't be a problem - there's a huge amount of redundant material and wear would only be a problem if the bearing seized, which you'd probably notice