Originally Posted by
ultraman6970
Ridley bike? doubt you will have problems, those are already faced from the factory, actually even with chinese no name cheap ass frames is really rare they need facing.
Good luck
I checked, and you are right, the shell edges have no paint on them so they must be faced already! I can't believe I missed that on first inspection.
At any rate, thanks for all the opinions and advice. The reason I'm asking is that I can get a really good deal on a Zee crank (85 euros!) and it's Hollowtech II, so it's a factor in my decision process for sure.