Just out of curiosity, what exactly is a headset and what is a crown race? I just saw this long thread tonight and guess people are having an argument or two so haven't read through it. Is that something a mountain biker should know? Cheers
a crown race is one held on land owned by the queen. For instance, a lot of the gorrick series are advertised as crown races, due to being held in swinley forest. if you do well, you get a hat from a cracker which must be attached to your helmet. The colour represents your success, much like tdf jerseys
And a headset is an attitude, or mindset. The only way that you can win one of the Swinley crown races is to have a very positive headset indeed, so some people say that a headset must automatically come with a crown race. And others don't, which is what this thread is about, but then they don't usually win the right to wear the jerseys in the crackers. So who's right?