If you plan to build up several bikes with Campy
you really should have a 721 BB tap set, 725 BB face cutter,
733 head tube mill/HS press and a 718 crown race cutter.
You need the 730 handles to go with the 725 cutters too.
A 793/A fixed cup tool would be nice but there are work arounds
for that one. A 719 bottle brush is cheap and very useful.
A set of "H" dropout tools is cool but again, brand X will work.
Any sub for a 769 peanut butter wrench is a tawdry imitation
and shall harm the bike. Almost all these are available new or used
and a 3381 reduced tool kit would be the way to go if you could find
one.
A frame needs to be prepped correctly one time for it's life. It is also
nice to run a real die down the steering column as so many of them
were not very round to begin with and it gives a nice clean up to the
threads. Not a thread "chaser" but a real die. This is how I have done
it for 30 years and it makes all the difference in a proper build and
long
lasting equipment. Plus I have always had access to real tools......
and I prefer Tap Ease (sp?) cutting fluid. You can prep Ti frames when
using this stuff. AAA Metric here in Denver sells it. The best I have
ever used by far. If you find a shop that can prep all and install HS
cups
and fixed cup you are looking at about $75-95 per frame. The die job
on the steerer would be a bit extra and you would be charged large $
for any additional threads needed. I would want to have the seat cluster
checked for roundness and trial fit each seat post at that time. Again,
many are not round after brazing and may need a glaze breaker run down
them or an adjustable cutter for final sizing. All 27.2 posts are not
alike
so I like to check fit on each and have your pinch bolt installed for a
tighten
down too. A chrome frame needs to be dremeled before
cutting so that is more $. Nobody I know will cut a chromed fork crown
as it trashes the cutter. Often the dremel/cut operation will lead to
chrome
flaking in the surrounding areas so be aware of that. Esp on thin,
marginalized
Italian chrome. A brief primer.....
Joe Hughes
Denver, CO