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I'm planning on fitting a threadless Velo Orange Grand Cru (unless someone can recommend a better (cheaper but still works) threadless BB) to my Raleigh - I imagine facing the BB is very important for this, yes? And also bevelling the face at 45 degrees? Does the bevel go all the way across the face or only a certain distance? I was thinking of bevelling it about 3/4 leaving around 1mm of the face flat.
And also, how much do people usually pay for BB facing? I've been quoted £15, but this is a bit of a beater so I don't want to pay more than I need to. The only reason I've decided to keep it is because I want to build up my nice Coventry Eagle frame as a tourer.
I plan on doing the bevelling myself btw - I've done a lot of metalwork and I've got all the right tools to do it so no money spent there.