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Just got some Exotic Carbon 29er forks.
Tried to put my chris king crown race on, and it just sinks on without any pressure on it! 🙁
Seems like they haven't left enough material around the steerer tube for it to stick on. Fooey.
Yes, me too. Although I assumed that the crown race had stretched as it had been fitted quite a few times. I just cut the crown race and it all works fine.
Now you've posted this I wonder whether it was the steerer. Anyhows- all fixed.
Mine was fine but I never tried my King headset on it (as I didn't want it to eat another steerer) But Hope FSA and Cane Creek were all normal.
My King "reducer" crown race was a suitably tight fit - but then it's a big chunk of metal.
Edit (for Northwind) it's a new-style King headset
Joe - fwiw, my loose-until-cut crown race was a fsa steel one. On reflection I think the steerer was too small as I just remembered that the previous headset (ritchey) on the same fork also needed a cut crown race.