My Truss fork does not use a normal ‘press on’ crown race but the alterations required are not complicated. Here I explain what will work and how to set things up.

Headsets that are compatible with the Truss fork are (left to right)

1. Cane Creek 10
2. Cane Creek 20
3. Cane Creek 30
4. Cane Creek ‘Jones Assembly’ 100 (silver)
5. Chris King Headset.

All shown with spacers (on top bearing assembly – see notes).

Cane Creek 100 ‘Jones Assembly’: The lower bearing cover of this headset is especially made to be used with the Truss forks. It is currently only available in silver.

Cane Creek 10, 40 and 100: Use the plastic compression ring under the crown race. Complete headsets are available with the compression ring and spacers. The compression ring is also available on it’s own.

Chris King: The new type King headset, with the internal compression ring not the rubber O-ring type, will work. Replace the lower crown race with another top bearing cover.

Two upper headset assemblies: It is also possible to use two upper headset bearing assemblies of most headsets with the Truss. The lower assemblies will be upside down and may fill with water and dirt a little sooner than a standard lower.

Assembly information – to make it easier to slide the steerer tube through the fork, thread the fork bolts in from the wrong side with a coin between the clamp slot. This will allow you to spread the clamps a little. Don’t open them more than necessary. Fill the gaps between the fork clamps and headset with spacers. It is good if the last spacer has a tight fit.

Tighten the lower fork bolts evenly to 55-60 inch pounds. Then adjust the headset like normal and then tighten the stem bolts and upper fork clamp last.

You can also put the spacers above or below the headset to affect the frame geometry a little. Put all the spacers on top for a lower bb and steeper angles (quicker feeling) or all below for a higher bb and slacker angles (more laid back). It is not much of a change but it is a little – just mm’s and fractions of a degree.

Dirt Rag sent me through a copy of the review they recently ran (in issue #160) of my bike. And in the UK Shred have a few things to say about a Jones too. Both well worth a read, and thanks to both publications for letting me reproduce the tests here (the files are quite large, and too big for most screens so be patient, and do scroll).

This photo (featured on the home page of my web site) of Scott Felter out on his new bike was taken by Vik Banerjee of The Lazy Randonneur blog .

Scott makes very nice custom bike bags under the name Porcelain Rocket in Victoria, British Colombia.

I have new Spaceframe and Truss fork bags from Scott and I’m testing them out now. They will fit the titanium or steel Spaceframe and Truss fork. We’ll have these bags in stock and more info later in the year.

I’ve been busy with a fair few bikes for customers and I’ll get some words and photos up as soon as I can. And some other developments too. For now here’s news from Europe where Biff has got a green frameset over to a man in Finland. He’s built it up and taken it out for a few rides now. Pictured with normal and fat wheel options. He likes it so far…

“After rides yesterday and today I have to say that it’s worth every cent. It’s super fun and much more capable than even I thought it would be – a few hours ride ride today with some friends having fat bikes or full suspension ones; they pushed, I rode : )

“Cockpit geometry is now sorted too – I ended up fitting a 70mm stem (I tested a bit longer and a bit shorter too). Got a fat wheel yesterday and tested two tires and preferred Larry, Nate is overkill.  The bike is an amazing climber… and super fun everywhere else.”

Great riding and trails.

Video here

Eric has the Truss fork and is  6’1.

Eric's bike

Dan has the unicrown fork and around 5’11″.

Another short video here.

One more.

It looks like a great time.

Justin has finished his review of the bike I sent in for a test. It’s in issue 160 and on the newsstands now.

His first impressions are here.

With the fat wheel and Truss fork here.