The Value of Local Bike Shops

If you're buying a bike like this from you, get the shop to do the facing and the chasing of the threads. The facing of the bottom bracket shell will just help so much in terms of bearing life. It's an extremely expensive tool that you'll use approximately once a year if you build a bike every single year - otherwise you'll use it once in your life.

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