I agree with Jim. Hit it with some touch up paint and go ride it. After it's built and a few rides You'll forget it even exists. Frank
On Nov 8, 11:58 am, CycloFiend <cyclofi...@earthlink.net> wrote: > on 11/8/11 8:52 AM, Peter M at uscpeter11...@gmail.com wrote: > > > 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. > > Side-stepping the whole issue of disclosure, that wouldn't worry me a bit. > Chainstays get crimped and recrimped with little effect, and that > indentation is a long way from a crimp. A dimple, maybe, but it's unlikely > to cause any failure. > > Such is the beauty of steel. > > - J > > -- > Jim Edgar > cyclofi...@earthlink.net > > Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries -http://www.cyclofiend.com > Current Classics - Cross Bikes > Singlespeed - Working Bikes > > Gallery updates now appear here -http://cyclofiend.blogspot.com > > "Then I sat up, wiped the water out of my eyes, and looked at my bike, and > just like that I knew it was dead" > > -- Robert McCammon, "Boy's Life" -- 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.
