I’m seeing cable rub and a missing or very unusual headset
the-gui on
Looks like a scratch from cable rubbing
Plasmodium0 on
Hard to tell from the photo but I’m in team “scratch from cable rub”. If it’s a deal I’d buy it and just stick some helicopter tape over that area to prevent further paint damage.
CargoPile1314 on
It’s rather straight to be a crack. In addition, it’s close enough to the opening of the tube that you should be able to shine a flashlight in there and see if there is a crack on the inside (might need to clean the inside first).
Vast_Web5931 on
When I cracked the head tube of my lugged Bianchi, the crack followed the lug. I had warning thanks to a weird dry creaking when I was out of the saddle. The frame was stu held together by the fork and headset so there wasn’t a catastrophic failure. Mark the suspect crack and see if it grows.
bonfuto on
This is weird, but at least the headset is out and you can look inside the head tube. It actually does look like a crack to me, I don’t see any reason for the rub to look like that. I’m wondering if it’s because of reaming for a headset. Which actually is going to make checking for a crack rather difficult.
soczkopij666PL on
well, a grinder and paint can make you a welder you aint
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I’m seeing cable rub and a missing or very unusual headset
Looks like a scratch from cable rubbing
Hard to tell from the photo but I’m in team “scratch from cable rub”. If it’s a deal I’d buy it and just stick some helicopter tape over that area to prevent further paint damage.
It’s rather straight to be a crack. In addition, it’s close enough to the opening of the tube that you should be able to shine a flashlight in there and see if there is a crack on the inside (might need to clean the inside first).
When I cracked the head tube of my lugged Bianchi, the crack followed the lug. I had warning thanks to a weird dry creaking when I was out of the saddle. The frame was stu held together by the fork and headset so there wasn’t a catastrophic failure. Mark the suspect crack and see if it grows.
This is weird, but at least the headset is out and you can look inside the head tube. It actually does look like a crack to me, I don’t see any reason for the rub to look like that. I’m wondering if it’s because of reaming for a headset. Which actually is going to make checking for a crack rather difficult.
well, a grinder and paint can make you a welder you aint
Horizontally? That’s definitely cable rub.
Send a note to VO. They’re pretty responsive.
Polyvalent? I’ve got the Low Kicker. Good frame!