REAR oln measurements?

[Jamiedyer]

It does look in a couple of the pics as though the ends themselves are bent inwards, not the stays. Pictures can be decieving though.

Jamie

 

[Martin Rattler]

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I'm sorry to say this but the ends look bent to me too, although the stays appear to be straight as far as I can tell from the photo. If you don't get any joy sorting this out with the vendor it will be worth asking the advice of a frame builder about what options may be open to you. Keep the thread going if it's not too painful; I will be interested to hear how things work out. Oh and bad luck.

 

[kenster]

Yes it appears that primarily the ends are bent in not the rear stays themselves. The thing I don't understand is although the rear was secured and fixed when I received it, it wasn't 130mm.
All I know is it should be 130mm but is a smudge over 100mm and the rear hangers (where the rear mech and off side wheel fix) they aren't straight.which I assume between them amasses to 30mm

 

[glpinxit]

Two things I can't tell from the pics.
The stays look look carbon or is it a paint effect. If carbon then that could be a game changer.
Subject to the answer to Q1. If you look along the full length of the stays, what happens at the brake bridge, is there a bend? If not then it could be more likely that the dropout is bent though forged dropouts are pretty beefy.

PS edited to say that you have my sympathy. I know how I'd feel if it was me in your situation

 

[kenster]

Thanks guys I have packed the frame away, down in sunny cornwall for a week. It is carbon effect steel through and through.there is a ding on the outside rear stay on the off side, but this was previous but I don't think connected but I guess I'm not 100%. I am gutted and wish I hadn't bothered. I will contact seller again now about it.

 

[carlrh]

Not a nice position to be in, i would say looking at the 4th photo 2nd row dropout is bent. take it to your lbs get them to put dropout gauges in.

 

[RobMac]

It does look in a couple of the pics as though the ends themselves are bent inwards, not the stays. Pictures can be decieving though.

Jamie

I agree with Jamie, the fact that the stay look OK and the drop-outs both look bent to the same degree would indicate that the damage wasn't accidental and more like a 'bodge' from a previous owner.

 

[mattr]

Maybe bodged to run single or fixed on a hub with a smaller oln dimension.

it's all the fashion these days.....

 

[kenster]

Mate at local shop said the same. I'm currently waiting to hear back about it from inside retro bike. Back on Saturday from hols so will start pushing and get local shops involved etc.
P.s I've just bought a fixie/single speed ;-)