Thank you guys! I'll try the needle nose pliers first and then file as necessary. I like my Rivs with Beausage, so some nail polish and stickers will complete the look.
Eric On Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 7:36:28 AM UTC-5 Steven Sweedler wrote: > Eric, same thing happened to me when I bought my All Rounder, I was able > to pry and then tap the point into place. When I traveled with that bike I > always used a wood plug to protect it. Other than the loss of a little > paint it was superficial. > > Steven Sweedler > Plymouth, New Hampshire > > > On Tue, Dec 3, 2024 at 10:53 PM Eric Karnes <epka...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi all! >> >> >> The following is a cautionary tale and a request for some basic >> metalworking advice. >> >> >> A few months back I found a Rambouillet in my size on Ebay. After some >> waffling, I decided to purchase it as a bike to keep at my brother’s house >> so that we could do rides together when I take the train down from Philly >> to visit. >> >> >> The seller found a local shop willing to pack and ship the bike to my >> brother in Baltimore. Needless to say, when I finally open the box this >> weekend, it was by far the shittiest bike packing job I’ve ever come >> across. There was literally no padding whatsoever in the box to protect the >> frame and parts. So the delicate areas–seatpost clamp, bottom bracket, nor >> derailleur hanger–were open to banging during shipping. The removed front >> wheel scraped the top tube pretty badly, but it appears to just be >> cosmetic. The bigger issue is that the Rivendell seat lug was bent at its >> point, as you can see in the photo below. So… >> >> >> (1) This just emphasized how I should stick to only buying bikes and >> frames from the trusted sellers on this list. This marks the end of my >> bike-buying on Ebay. >> >> >> (2) Second, any advice from metalworking aficionados on how to repair >> this myself? I know I should probably take it to a frame builder, but I’m >> moderately handy and could maybe save the money and hassle of schlepping it >> to a professional. That said, I only have experience filing things like >> rack struts and the like. Any advice on tools or techniques? What files to >> use and it what order? >> >> >> Thanks! >> >> >> Eric >> >> -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5fdd8610-56bd-4332-88d2-4686c5e5d296n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5fdd8610-56bd-4332-88d2-4686c5e5d296n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/24ef13fc-c266-4b3d-904e-f0f48d8969b9n%40googlegroups.com.
