BikeHand All in One Bike Bicycle Fork Crown Race Setting Setter - Installation Install Tool 1.5" & 1-1/8" & 1"

The tool does the job. That said, the alloy is too lightweight to provide absolutely reliable process of race crown installation. Instead of making several firm punches to put the part where it should be, one should make dozens of sophisticated movements to put tight race crowns in place. Not fully impressed.Generally, I am glad manufacturers of headsets are starting to make incised race crowns these days, effectively eliminating need of those kind of tools at all.

I bought a new 130mm travel suspension fork recently for my XC/Trail bike. Unfortunately, it did not come with a race or star nut. This is the first time I've had to install a new race and I know a lot of people use a piece of PVC pipe or something similar, but I've also heard and seen a lot of destroyed or warped races using those methods....I decided a race installation tool would make a great addition to my bike tool box and I could get the job done right. I looked around and the prices ranged from ridiculous to "how good is it if it's that cheap"...So, I chose based on price and reviews and this one seemed to be exactly what I needed. I have Prime, so it arrived quickly. It worked so well that it literally took less than a minute to install the 1.5 inch race! So yes....I would recommend this product!

I've been building and restoring bikes as a hobby for years and have always installed fork crown races in a haphazard way using lengths of pipe or automotive tools. Decided for my most recent build to invest in a proper setting tool and bought this tool. The tool is versatile in that it works for the three common sizes used on bicycle forks. It seems to be well made and well designed and worked like a charm for me. I'd say that that cost vs efficiency makes this a great product and I expect to be using it from here going forward. The tool was supplied quickly and efficiently and barely slowed down my project at all. Overall this was an excellent shopping experience and the vendor is highly recommended.

It does what it says, but it scratches up your steerer tube. at the bike shop they use fittings that conform to the shape of the crown race, this one obviously doesn’t have those fittings. It scratches up the bearing race too if you’re not careful. Technically worked though, just not sure if I’ll be replacing headset bearings more often.

I purchased this to set the crown race on a 1.5 in tapered carbon fork. Slide on the race, slide on the tool, tap it with a hammer, and the race is set. Well worth the cost without having to improvise something and risk damaging the fork.

I am a former professional bikewrench of 20yrs and needed a crown race setting tool ASAP. I didn’t want to spend a bill on the Park tool, so this was my best option. This thing is so great, no hammer necessary as it gives you enough grip to bang it in place. I used this on a cane creek 110 and Fox 36 fork.

The tool worked, which why I gave it 3 stars. Seems a bit over priced for the quality of the tool. Nothing about it's appearance or feel instilled confidence. It's as if it's made of cheap pot metal. No precision machining here. But hey it worked. Perhaps $10 would be a better price point. In retrospect I should have ponyed up the $$$ for the much nicer park tool.

Didn't want to spring for the pricey park tool, for the few times a year I need this...worked fine, as long as you grease up the race well.