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This is the photo that first made me think there was a curve
This is the photo that first made me think there was a curve
Bowed top tube
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Doesn't look too bad here so will probably live with it. Should look ok after a repaint.
Doesn't look too bad here so will probably live with it. Should look ok after a repaint.
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The paint is off in two strategic places - the top tube bow and the down tube - possibly a bend there too since older Mercian paint is quite brittle. I ride a Cannondale with a nasty ding in one seatstay, but take the risk. I would ride a bike with a small dent in the tt, but I am afraid you have a bike with a much more serious issue. Both main tubes have been stressed. I would get both tubes replaced. I regret that in your case the risk total failure of the frame is increased - by how much? Don’t know. But it’s significant damage and while I would ride this to the shops, I wouldn’t ride it down Winnat’s Pass.
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Hmmmm - thanks re rubbing down info - but then why rust spots? Possibly because paint was cracked in those areas? Classic points of bending to a frame from a frontal crash. But it will have slackened the head angle nicely....better on downhills. Obviously the tubes are not grossly kinked, and that’s a good thing. But I certainly would discuss it with a framebuilder....
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Yeah I get the idea that this bike has been left outside in the elements quite a bit in it's lifetime, hence the many rust spots across the frame. There is no creasing or denting of any kind to suggest a front end crash and the forks are straight. Original fork stamped with same frame number as bb shell.
Yeah I get the idea that this bike has been left outside in the elements quite a bit in it's lifetime, hence the many rust spots across the frame. There is no creasing or denting of any kind to suggest a front end crash and the forks are straight. Original fork stamped with same frame number as bb shell.
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That’s interesting....indeed eliminates big front ender, which is good. Possibly an Incident in storage with something heavy coming into contact with tt - maybe weighting it up rather than whanging it....
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