[RBW] Crack in the Sam headtube??

2016-03-06 Thread islaysteve
To state the obvious, I think you should send these pix to Riv and see what they say, strictly for advise purposes. You've no doubt read the "No warranty, Warranty" on the site. They may also recommend a frame builder, if it comes to that. Best of luck! -- You received this message because

[RBW] Crack in the Sam headtube??

2016-03-06 Thread Edwin W
Yes, those pictures are with a little sanding. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to

Re: [RBW] Crack in the Sam headtube??

2016-03-06 Thread Eric Norris
OK, let me say first of all that I’m not an expert and *not* a metallurgist. However … yes, that looks like a crack to me, but I’m not sure I’d be worried about a catastrophic failure anytime soon. Not being an expert, I’m trying to puzzle out what the stresses are on the head tube, and I

[RBW] Crack in the Sam headtube??

2016-03-06 Thread Bill Lindsay
You sanded off the paint and then took the pictures, right? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com.

[RBW] Crack in the Sam headtube??

2016-03-06 Thread Edwin W
I was performing a very rare bike cleaning and saw a bit of a chip in the paint of the headtube on my Sam. It is a 60cm, single top tube orange one with side pulls, if you are interested. I am the second ownder and have put 5000 or so miles on it over the last three years. Can you all take a