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I'm not worried about the frame, I'm worried about not evenly seating the bearings which leads to premature wear which means I have to replace them sooner (or the spindle) which makes me mad. I hate working on bikes and it seems to be all I'm doing at the moment. In recent times I've taken the "get the right tool for the job" attitude if it means 1sec less swearing at bikes in my life. I am not a patient mechanic..
hippy-
How often are you going to replace press-fit BBs? There's a workshop near me that lets you rent a stand in the workshop including all the tools/etc. by the hour for £6 and I've been in to replace two headsets. Say it takes me 30 mins to replace a headset, I'd have to do 17 of them before it's cheaper to buy the £50 headset press.
Might be worth looking for something similar near you?
frankenbike
Your choice. Worked fine on my caad12. I expect the frame to withstand 70kg smashing into a London pothole, a couple light taps of a hammer don’t worry me