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Conference noted::bicycle

Title:	Bicycling
Notice:	Bicycling for Fun
Moderator:	JAMIN::WASSER

Created:	Mon Apr 14 1986
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	3214
Total number of notes:	31946

2577.0. "Frame Bent - need advice ..." by BRASS::KRIEGER (Think positive, make a difference every day) Thu May 27 1993 19:53

    
    
    Had a mean accident 4 weeks ago need some repair advice. Unfortunatley
    I do not know how it happened, blackout hospitalizes 2 days, broken upper
    jaw, 3 teeth - blacked out etc  you get the idea - anyway the bike ...
    
    Front fork is bent, frame has slight buckle, front wheel fine as if the
    front wheel fell off, I came down bent the fork and the frame.
    
    Questions - 
    
    Having a hard time finding a 700cc chrome alloy fork for a
    26" bike for under $125 -- live in Nashua, NH - goodales is the only
    one so far ? Am I kidding myself looking for a cheaper one ?
    
    Goodales said they could straighten the frame for $60 ? Am I kidding 
    myself with trying to fix the frame ? How slight a buckle can be fixed.
    Actually I did not notice the slight bend until I was shown at the
    shop.
    
    Words of wisdom appreciated. Similar experiences with frames being bent
    needed. Also - This is a moderate performance bike from Nashbar. A
    chrome alloy frame with Shimano 600 components. I am NOT a racer. 20-40
    lunchtime/weekend rides. Couple of century rides a year.
    
    jim krieger

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2577.1 After $200 spent, it may still be junked... ODIXIE::RRODRIGUEZ Shake that grits tree! Thu May 27 1993 20:13 8

2577.2 ROCK::TORCHIA We'll make great pets. Fri May 28 1993 12:17 17

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2577.1	After $200 spent, it may still be junked...	ODIXIE::RRODRIGUEZ	Shake that grits tree!	`Thu May 27 1993 20:13`	8
2577.2		ROCK::TORCHIA	We'll make great pets.	`Fri May 28 1993 12:17`	17
	I was in a pretty bad crash last spring and needless to say, the first thing I went to check was my bike. I bent the frame at the top and down tubes. Believe it or not, the bike was completely ridable and I barely noticed any difference in performance with its contorted frame. It was pointed out to me though, that the bends were probably causing some extra stress where some of the tubes come together, and it _might_ cause some larger problems somewhere down the road (like the frame snapping while you are riding) Anyway, I got it straightened out, but I will never race it again...it is now my winter bike. Since you don't race the bike, I would get the frame straightened out (if it is worth ($$) it to you) and not really worry about it much. That is the great thing about steel frames. If you had an aluminum or composite, this conversation wouldn't be taking place. -steve

I was in a pretty bad crash last spring and needless to say, the first thing
I went to check was my bike.  I bent the frame at the top and down tubes.

Believe it or not, the bike was completely ridable and I barely noticed any
difference in performance with its contorted frame.  It was pointed out to me
though, that the bends were probably causing some extra stress where some of
the tubes come together, and it _might_ cause some larger problems somewhere 
down the road (like the frame snapping while you are riding)

Anyway, I got it straightened out, but I will never race it again...it is now
my winter bike.  Since you don't race the bike, I would get the frame 
straightened out (if it is worth ($$) it to you) and not really worry about it
much.  That is the great thing about steel frames.  If you had an aluminum or
composite, this conversation wouldn't be taking place.

-steve