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@Matisse
Wouldn’t be a bike build if I didn't come across some #structurals issues.
First I didn’t brain well last week and got the wrong headset bearings from Mud Dock. Putting it together and nothing fitted, massive gaps caused by the bearings seating on the crown race and compression ring.
Took it to @b0n0rv2 who fitted a new crown race, but still had the same issue up top, what looked like way too much stack.
So picked up a cane creek compression ring to match the bearings and voila. At this point I figured what had happened, only went and bought 45/36 not 45/45 bearings, of course they didn’t seat properly if the inner chamfer was the wrong angle.
Good thing it only cost me another £30 before i figured that out….sigh
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