Mr Kawamura
Retro Newbie
First post, so hello folks. Hope you can help
I'm planning my first big(ish) camping tour - probably Pacific Coast Highway and on to Vegas. I am considering using my old MTB - it's a 1998 Hardrock that has been sitting in a garage since I stopped riding it years ago.
Of course, I need to be sure the frame is in good enough condition to be worth building up as a tourer. After inspecting it myself I have found one blemish I'm not sure about (pictures below): It's a thin raised line - the paint does not seem to be cracked. I chipped off some paint and there is a dark line on the metal where the raised line was - this is smooth and does not seem to be a crack. I thought it could be a harmless remnant of the manufacturing process that was painted over, but am concerned it is some sort of flaw/weakness in the metal itself. Is anyone able to shed light on this? If so, thanks
The rest of the frame seems fine to me, but I'm no expert. Maybe should take it to a bike shop for inspection...
I'm planning my first big(ish) camping tour - probably Pacific Coast Highway and on to Vegas. I am considering using my old MTB - it's a 1998 Hardrock that has been sitting in a garage since I stopped riding it years ago.
Of course, I need to be sure the frame is in good enough condition to be worth building up as a tourer. After inspecting it myself I have found one blemish I'm not sure about (pictures below): It's a thin raised line - the paint does not seem to be cracked. I chipped off some paint and there is a dark line on the metal where the raised line was - this is smooth and does not seem to be a crack. I thought it could be a harmless remnant of the manufacturing process that was painted over, but am concerned it is some sort of flaw/weakness in the metal itself. Is anyone able to shed light on this? If so, thanks
The rest of the frame seems fine to me, but I'm no expert. Maybe should take it to a bike shop for inspection...