I can vouch for that. Even when the manufacture says they are faced and taped I find they are more often not . Steven Willis 1778 East Second Street Scotch Plains NJ 07076 908-322-3330 http://www.thebikestand.com
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> then how do you assume the alignment is checked
> if there are no surfaces to reference?
> e-RICHIE
> chester, ct
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> -- Todd Kuzma <tullio@TheRamp.net> wrote:
> on 9/10/04 10:52 AM, richardsachs@juno.com at richardsachs@juno.com wrote:
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> > i have no antidote for that, otoh, i don't
> > believe the lack of machining issue is that
> > widespread; you simply cannot proceed with
> > various framebuilding tasks with do some
> > others first. machining the ht and bb fall
> > into that category.
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> It is VERY widespread. I'd say that most "production" frames and many
> supposed "limited production handcrafted 100% pure malt and hops" frames
have head tubes that have never been faced or reamed.