Think of it as extra room for the granny ring. Seconding the Jim's call out on the disclosure thing, it is otherwise no big deal. Put some nail polish on it and ride.
The fact that you look to be able ot fit that tire/fender combo should be anough of an omen to keep it. Rob - http://oceanaircycles.com/ On Nov 8, 8:52 am, Peter M <uscpeter11...@gmail.com> wrote: > So I recently acquired a used 58cm Saluki off the List here. I thought > that it would be a good choice because I love the classic look of the > Homer but at $1200 shipped I would be able to save almost 1k. Seller > insisted bike was perfect but when it came it had a ding in the > downtube and a small dent in the chainstay by the BB shell where it > looks like a chain dropped and got caught up in the crankset. Now the > ding in the downtube doesnt bother me because it is really small and > barelly visible but I know the BB is under alot of flex and just hope > that it is gonna be ok to ride this thing long term. I really just > need to be talked down before I flip the frame for 1k and lose 200 or > ship it back to Cali and have the tube replaced and bike repainted and > spend over 500 bucks. Here is a link for the pics I took of the > damage, just looking for opinions here. > http://www.flickr.com/photos/67889635@N06/?saved=1 > > Just really disappointed that i thought i was getting something I > could ride for a long time and now feeling doubtful about its long- > term viablilty. Any opinions and thoughts would be welcome. > > Peter -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
