i sort of hijacked a thread in the road forum about this.

do all framesets need to have this done? i've only seen a couple of references to it from on-line retailers. i recall one seller indicated that the frameset was completely prepped - chased and faced. all the rest never mentioned anything about it.

i'm buying a soma frame. since this is a "discount" frame, should i assume i need to take it to an lbs to have it prepped? what is the typical charge for this?

thanks