Temporary Chris King Baseplate

[rowdyflat]

when I bought a frame from someone recently w a CK headset , he forgot the baseplate / crown race which was left on a fork.
I am hoping he will post one but in the meantime does it matter what I use as a temporary replacement .
The 1.5 ins CK one is about $50 posted so exxy.I have a spare Cane creek one 36 degreees.
I was thinking of a cheap split one cos its easy to get off but wondered about the bearing contact angle does it really matter when the crown race is not really a race ?

 

[Mr Crudley]

Gee, a hard thing to test if something else works OK. If not, it could get messy.

I wouldn't mind a spare CK crown race / baseplate either. They aren't a bargain but anything CK rarely is.

 

[creaky]

Hmm, not sure about compatibility but my CK crown race is a whole lotta chunk of metal compared to my CC ones. By eye, they are quite different.

 

[Oddjob]

Can you get the dimensions of the CK bearing? From memory the standard CC bottom bearing is 40mm id and a 36° chamfer.

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[Nambra]

The CK website refers to 45x45 degree lower bearing chamfers on the Dropset 2 and 36x45 on the Dropset 3 headset. Whilst this might not be the headset you have @rowdyflat, it might suggest that your lower headset bearing could have a 36 degree chamfer on the bearing inner race, which might work with your CC crown race. Can you put the bearing on the crown race and check the fit?

Edit: you could always try using a Cane Creek lower bearing instead of the CK one?