Forks Knackered Clarification

[Wenagade]

Hello


Subsequent edit as found an issue superseding above.

Anyway 22 kg ebike with quite new xcm forks, resulting haven't ridden to vigorously knowing limitations or thought to, noticed see pics, temp tightened steerer bolt & loosened stem bolts thinking I'd forgot to adjust them at last bike go over but know, there's a gap I'm concerned with.

Subsequently if forks knackered ill sell the bike as its high maintenance & isn't a propa bike, & i do have a retro MTB.

& it's not the spacers as their part stacked to bring geometry down above stem.

My assumption is weight has warped the steerer etc though don't know I can take a picture from afar as could it be a headset part has failed?

Thanks

 

[fettler]

No problem with a gap, if it was touching it would bind. So long as the gap is the same all round and the headset isn't loose I'd keep on trucking.

 

[pigman]

For a gap that size, I'd say something isn't seated properly. The lower race gap is also in proximity to water/crud, so leaving it will need regular maintenance.
Even if it runs smoothly and safely I couldn't live with it

 

[novocaine]

Xcm doesn't have an integrated lower race. That gap is there because of fitted race. It's fine, it's correct and nothing you can or need to do anything about.

 

[Wenagade]

Thanks much appreciated, good old retro forums !