Bought a frame from Lynskey and opted to have them also include the fork (Speeder Carbon Gravel fork) and headset (FSA Orbit C-40-ACB). Pictured is what I received.
That is a star nut, and as far as I can tell, the fork has a carbon steerer tube. Specs on FSA’s website say that headset is for “carbon or alloy”, but it would be better to use a compression plug, right?
by Crzavocado
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Yes, you should use a compression plug and I would think that Lynskey would include that with their fork. However, the star nut comes standard with the headset, so if the star will not was missing, you would be missing parts in the box.
TBH the third picture looks like you’ve got a metal steerer cladded in carbon fibre.
Best email them.
100% you need a compression plug. A star nut would crack the carbon.
Compression plug!
No you are not and yes you do. The longer the better. 🫶🏻
Star nut is part of the OE headset, you don’t need it, toss it. Pretty sure the R300 I bought last year also came with a compression plug that was in a separate package. FWIW it was a standard FSA plug and pretty crappy so I tossed it for a better plug.
Interesting. I have also just bought a Linskey frame and fork and I was just going to use the FSA star provided. Nothing else was provided
Enough steerer tube for an XXXXXL road bike.
Bought the same combo
Also went out to grab a compression plug. If you read the headset instructions it will say the starnut is only for steel or aluminum steerer tubes.