Recently my bike was run over by a car and I love this frame and don’t want to part with it. Is there any way to bend it back? If I buy that park tool frame guide and frame bend? The whole rear triangle is bent. And there is this one spot of crimp. Thanks for the help
by bluerivet
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Oh my! No, love your body more than your bike.
Yes it can be fairly easily repaired but honestly I think this is a job for a frame builder.
It’s probably easier and cheaper to just cut out that rear triangle and braze in a new one.
It’ll need repainting after either way you choose to repair it.
Also that rim looks like it might be fit for the bin, has it split or is it just a weird angle?
That kink gives me the heebie-jeebies. Definitely a job for a frame builder.
That’s now the top bike for your new tallbike.
I have the same frame and I love it so much. Good luck!
With that crimp, I’d say it’s dead, unfortunately. Wall art now. Even if you straighten it, it would still be wall art. And since it’s a tig welded frame, I don’t think a frame builder would attempt to replace the rear triangles.
Looks like a Bianchi Pista steel framed fixie from 2012. As much as I love Bianchis I’d probably say it isn’t worth spending $500 to repair as it isn’t anything too special. For that cash you could easily buy a better second hand frame.
https://thebicyclepath.wordpress.com/2012/06/13/2012-bianchi-pista-review/