noticed today that the downtube on my crust romanceur is beginning to crumple. is this something that will continue to get worse or can I baby it and keep it going for a while? for what it's worth I'm 170lbs and have not crashed it. pretty typical gravel riding, a few 2-3 day loaded tours, nothing crazy.
by lidofthestars1
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It’s a hazard. The tube is bent and can crack
The tube has reached failure point. Your frame is done unfortunately!
This bike hit something solid. This might have happened during transport. It is toast.
A pretty big one
Yeah that frame’s done. Depending on how old it is/whether you’re the original owner you could try for a warranty replacement
The fact that you didn’t crash it, and presumably didn’t ride it on MTB trails… I wouldn’t be very comfortable with this. I’d reach out to Crust as I hope this is a defect and not a warning about their designs. I remember something on their site that was very explicit about not treating their frames like MTBs because of the light tubing which scared me away from the brand when I was last shopping (I’m over 200lbs; plus want to pack panniers.. didn’t want to risk it). And I say that as someone with a 25 year old thin tubed 853 road frame.
Depends on how much you like your teeth
Can see the deformation on the bottom of the tube and the top has as a minimum of a paint crack that may actually be the tube as well.
If steel it could be magnafluxed requiring paint removal. Likely not cost effective but definitive if the paint removal doesn’t tell the tale.
…..I read the consensus comments. But I see a dent and a paint chip in a steel tube. What am I missing that makes this as catastrophic and certain to cause an ambulance ride that everyone here is saying? Looks like a beater steel frame with a knick to me. I could be wrong.
Your geometry has been modified… Snappy steering!
Have seen at least two Romanceurs fail this way, believe crust was responsive in those cases. Worth reaching out to
I noticed a crack in the paint on the head tube of my road bike and that’s all I thought it was until the tube broke while I was riding the bike. Scrape the paint back a bit and Check for the crack.
Cut it open
Insert a reenforcement sleeve.
Weld it back up.
Grind, sand, paint.