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Originally Posted by
pdlamb
It's probably worth taking the frame to a well-equipped bike shop to have the headset and bottom bracket faced and the brackets chased. Those cutters are expensive. Although it'll mean you didn't build it all by yourself, they can install headset and BB cheap after prepping the frame.
Yes, that is the plan, except I was going to install the BB myself. The BB will be a Shimano Deore Hollowtech II. Those cups look fool-proof to install with the right BB tool. Do I have that right?
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