Several years ago I snagged a small tree clipping which got sucked into my front fender. The fender (plastic) collapsed into the fork crown and I went over the bars. Knocked my head, helmets are helpful, but relevant to this, I bent both fork blades and deformed the top and down tubes slightly. Took the bike over to Yellow Jersey in Madison, WI. They fixed it. Realigned the frame, rebuilt the headset (had to be removed to facilitate the cold bending). Cost: $112.
Bike rides true. I can no-hand it. So I dunno. I think if folks find the right shop (must have table jig) they can restore moderate damage a lot more cheaply than going new. Grant is right about steel. On Wednesday, July 4, 2012 8:32:29 PM UTC-5, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: > > Repairability is usually irrelevant. Often when a steel frame breaks or > gets crashed, the repair/repaint bill rivals the cost of a new frame. Most > people don't go through with it, in my experience. > > In any case, the percentage of broken frames of any material that get > repaired is tiny. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/I1_l5cdMKTAJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
