Does this fork have an integrated crown race, it's an Enigma CSiX
The chros king headset came with one but it might need hammered onto the fork .
The headset without the chros king crown race has some slight play in it
by Academic-Lobster1323
Does this fork have an integrated crown race, it's an Enigma CSiX
The chros king headset came with one but it might need hammered onto the fork .
The headset without the chros king crown race has some slight play in it
by Academic-Lobster1323
6 Comments
Nope
No the fork doesn’t have an integrated crown race.
What does the fork mfg say?
Do you see a crown race?
Integrated crown races show up as a taper at the crown. Yours has a flat 90 degree seat, so no, it’s not integrated.
Crown races are indeed expected to be hammered onto the steerer, which can feel *really* sketchy with carbon forks and steerers. You may want to consider splitting the crown race instead (which there’s generally no problem with on any modern cartridge bearing headset, everything tightens up when you preload the headset and the bottom bearing doesn’t rely on an uninterrupted bearing race in the crown race to roll the bearings in).
The crown race always has an angled surface for the bearing, generally either 36 degrees or 45 degrees. If integrated, it would look like this: [https://i.imgur.com/Y8MXw9k.jpeg](https://i.imgur.com/Y8MXw9k.jpeg)
That fork crown is flat, so it absolutely needs a separate crown race. If it’s a split crown race you can install it without special tools.