The frame itself bent together with other parts. It’s a steel frame.
As per title, can this be repaired and if yes how much should it cost?
by mushiren
The frame itself bent together with other parts. It’s a steel frame.
As per title, can this be repaired and if yes how much should it cost?
by mushiren
6 Comments
Yes a shop should be able to bend that back. Cost? Somewhere between free and an hour’s labour.
Nice thing about steel is that you can bend it back. May have to remove the wheel and then slide it over a rock and then try and bend it back putting your weight on the frame?
IDK though i have never had to actually do it. A shop should be able to help you though, definitely not totaled.
If it’s steel, the derailleur hanger can be bent back into place. Having that done accurately takes a specific tool, but that bend is so huge I bet you could get it back in the ballpark without it. Your bike will shift like shit, but it’ll be mostly rideable. If it snaps while bending, you’d need to weld it back into place.
It’s the derailleur hanger. Bike tourers are well advised to bring an extra one when touring for the reason shown in the picture. Bending it back would be difficult, but not impossible. Removing and replacing it with a new one would take minutes.
I’ve been in that exact unfortunate situation while touring in China. My frame was chromoly steel and a brave mechanic bent it back into place very slowly and carefully with a big adjustable spanner. It shifted fine after that. Not perfect but enough to ride another 20k km back to my home country.
Yes, it can. I had the same problem when i fell off my bike