Originally Posted by
seeker333
This hasn't been necessary on decent quality frames for several years.
Get the LBS to press in headset. You can DIY with wood blocks, padding materials, another set of hands and preferably a dead-blow hammer. The tricky part is properly aligning headset cup graphics to the front. I always use a Chris King split crown race with my headsets, it works well and is simple to install/uninstall.
You can install BB yourself too with correct tool. BB is usually easier than headset, because sometimes the head tube is a bit too small or slightly non-round, which makes it more difficult to start cup into tube or seat it completely.
A bike workstand and sunny daylight is nice to have when building a bike.
Thanks. My main concern is that it came with a piece of paper that says to do that stuff. I've never put in a headset before, but the BB is threaded and trivial to install (assuming no facing or thread-chasing is needed; I'm going to make it slightly harder on myself by installing my White Industries square taper). The frame looks fine to my untrained eyes. CK now has a lifetime warranty that includes their headsets...