Do Colnago carbon forks need facing?

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irongatsby
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by irongatsby

Hello bike builders. Do Colnago carbon forks(or carbon forks in general) need to be faced for proper fit of the crown race? Thanks for your time.

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by Geoff

The Star carbon fork is a precision-machined and assembled component (part of why it is so expensive). I would not recommend messing with it.

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by irongatsby

Thanks for your input. I also suspected that it shouldn't be touched, but I have the C75 fork and its crown surface doesn't appear to be very smooth.

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by Timebandit415

For the money one pays for a Colnago, it should've already been ready to build out of the factory. Catch my drift?

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by irongatsby

Your comment was so esoteric, it took me some time to 'catch your drift'.

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