Broken Crown Race

Hi there!

When giving my lovely fork and crown race to me LBS (in order to install, didn't fancy buying myself a PVC pipe and doing it myself) the mechanic managed to snap it, cracking off almost the entire outer ring.

The crown race is from the 1" threaded campagnolo record headset - the new kind (this baby: http://www.campagnolo.com/jsp/en/groupsetdetail/item_seriesterzRtra_catid_7.jsp). I was just wondering if you guys have any advice on where to source a new one/if there is any crown race interchangeability with other headsets!

Any ideas?

Check the spare parts catalogues on the Campag site for the part number, then search for that.

Velotech can get most stuff, but they're very busy: I've been waiting since November for some Ergo spares...

sidcup cycles and cycles clements both carry extensive campagnolo spares

probably not for me to say .. but if you're paying for the job I'd make the LBS replace it, even if that means they have to split a new Record headset to make good. It sounds like a complete bodge job of using the wrong tool / not checking fork seat size and using too much force to split off the outer ring piece ..

sounds like the fork seat might be the wrong size? you'd struggle to crack a crown race otherwise

I don't think so - it was a 1" threaded fork for a 1" crown race, I'm pretty sure everything was british threaded. I'm heading over to the bike shop now to try and get them to replace it, but if not, hopefully someone on the forum has a spare - getting a new part from a dedicated replacement place seems to cost as much as a new headset! Thanks everyone!

I'll keep you guys updated

iv had the same thing happen to me. you will be able to get a replacement from condor they sorted me out. are you putting it on a really old frame / fork?