Originally Posted by
carleton
Don't forget the headset, guys.
Honestly, buying bottom bracket and headset tools (popper and press) may not be worth it being that these are the least changed parts of all. Not to mention the hassle of doing it.
My suggestion:
- Strip the IRO down to the bottom bracket and headset.
- Take it and the new frame to a shop and don't pay more than $30 to have them move them over to the new bike.
- Reassemble the new bike.
PS
You may need a crank puller to get the cranks off and a chain breaker because your rear triangle will likely be smaller. But these are tools that you will definitely use more often than BB or headset tools.
Bottom bracket tool = 7 dollars, crank puller = 15 dollars.
Headset tools = a 1" piece of brass tubing, a block of wood and a mallet
Overall the tools are going to cost you...26 dollars? maybe 30? Plus a bottom bracket tool and crank pullers are something worth having around so you dont have to do what I do and bum em off friends
The 90 dollars you saved will buy you a new headset and a stem. If you buy the new frame from IRO see if they will sell you a headset and stem and they might install the parts for you.