Trying to figure out why my Miyata 100 is riding funky after a crash. Is the frame supposed to be angled that way?
by frankiebwans
Trying to figure out why my Miyata 100 is riding funky after a crash. Is the frame supposed to be angled that way?
by frankiebwans
8 Comments
My eyeballs say bent frame…but I’m 3 beers into the evening…
Oh it bent.
Yeah, no. I can’t think of any functional or aesthetic reason the frame would be angled like that. The real tell is the brake. The mount for that should be directly inline with center of the dropouts and rest of the frame. This is toast.
Too bent.
If I’m not wrong, the Miyata 100 has a chromoly frame, you should be able to bend it back into shape.
I’m sorry for your loss
To test, tie a piece of string to one dropout, loop it around the head tube and tie it off at the opposite dropout. Measure the gap between the string and the seat tube, if it’s uneven then it’s bent.
Add someone else said steel frames can be straightened to a certain degree, a good shop or frame builder can advise.
At first I thought it was the chainstays (and backwards). You sometimes have an intentional curve to give clearance for the gears – but that is definitely significantly bent because you wouldn’t bend the top of the seat stays to do that.
Steel though so someone who knows what they’re doing could bend it back.