Originally Posted by
MassiveD
I just talked to "Josh" at Nashbar. He says all frame prep is done. I have the tools, but to use them requires a lot of oil and clean-up, so I figured I would ask first. If that is the case you should be able to mount the parts yourself. I will do some work on that tonight, or the weekend.
I would concur: I didn't have to do any special prep on my Nashbar aluminum touring frame.
draig: install of the headset shouldn't cost $80! The last time I had a headset installed, I let the local Performance Bikes shop do it. They pressed the headset cups into place, installed the crown race, cut the fork to length and installed a star nut. All for around $20-25. Dropped the bike off in the morning and had it back by the end of the day...