Soft aluminum is easily wrecked on installation.
The original crow race that came with my FSA Orbit headset was deformed when I attempted to install it on my Surly fork. I got this as a replacement but had to leave for a bike tour before I had a chance to replace it. Several days into the trip I found a bike shop and handed this crown race over so I could have it replaced. What do you know... the bike shop wrecked the replacement race too. Perhaps it works on other forks, perhaps on aluminum or carbon forks, but it's flimsy and a poor match for a steel fork.<br /><br />Fortunately the bike shop found a steel headset race in their parts bin that matched up and worked perfectly. I wish I knew which one that was, but given the option I wouldn't have wasted my money on this one.
Rating: 1 stars