Well I bought a frame from a person here on the website and it arrived today. I immediately begin building it up and was making pretty good progress...
Then I got to the point of running the chain. That's when I noticed something not good at all. Apparently the rear triangle had somehow gotten bent downward enough for the chain to hit the crossbar on the seat stay. There's a notch in it almost entirely through the metal...
I don't think the person I bought this from knew about the damage, so I don't blame them. My biggest question is now what? Can this frame be saved? will it continue to bend? Am I out of luck? I hope it can be rescued...I sold one of my own bikes to buy this frame, and it'll be some time before I can pony up enough money to get another...
Then I got to the point of running the chain. That's when I noticed something not good at all. Apparently the rear triangle had somehow gotten bent downward enough for the chain to hit the crossbar on the seat stay. There's a notch in it almost entirely through the metal...
I don't think the person I bought this from knew about the damage, so I don't blame them. My biggest question is now what? Can this frame be saved? will it continue to bend? Am I out of luck? I hope it can be rescued...I sold one of my own bikes to buy this frame, and it'll be some time before I can pony up enough money to get another...