Just got my dream Specialized Allez Sprint Track frame and realized its got a hefty dent on one of the seatstays.
Not sure if this is a common thing for these Allez’s as this would be the second one ive seen w this damage.
The more I look at it the more i worry 🙁
What do you think? Safe to ride?
Thank you!!
by Venmidan
14 Comments
I wouldnt ride it
If it was just dented without a bend then I would ride it, but its bent so I would say it’s toast.
Hate to say it but you probably should start looking at another frame
If it was steel I wouldn’t care, but aluminum? Gg /:
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I wouldn’t ride it. Sorry dawg.
Because of my ridestyle… I wouldn’t be confident to ride that bike…
looks a little bent, probably fine, most people have ridden far worse. don’t go super hard but all these people are overreacting, I’ve ridden BMX bikes with cracked and tearing frames, just ride it lol
Literally know someone who did the same thing on the SAME bike XD He got it re-enforced by a homie that works at Specialized
One way to find out
The shitty thing about things like this is that itll be completely fine…until it isn’t. If it were steel I wouldn’t care because it can bend more, but aluminum just breaks. Bummer.
Common? I’ve never seen that. Doesn’t appear to be fatigue, more like blunt force. You received this in the mail?
If it’s 7000 series aluminum, find a tig welder and weld a small stiffener an inch on each side of the dent. If it’s 6061, it will be soft, whereas 7000 will age harden.
I’m surprised a dealer sold it to you like that….. Like nobody caught that at any time?