Got this aluminum frame from a guy and the tire must have been rubbing at some point. Just noticed it now 🙁 Will this affect the integrity of the frame at all or am I overreacting? Third pic is the noticeable indent.
by Silivren16
Got this aluminum frame from a guy and the tire must have been rubbing at some point. Just noticed it now 🙁 Will this affect the integrity of the frame at all or am I overreacting? Third pic is the noticeable indent.
by Silivren16
7 Comments
You’re fine.
Honestly i‘ve ridden worse frames, normally on this section of the chainstay there should be enough wall thickness for it to still be safe.
I’ve had a chain stay fail before while riding. The tire just contacted the seat stay and slowed me to a stop – much different than failure of a front fork.
So I’d say the worst case looks more like walk home than a trip to the hospital.
I’d run it.
Clean it up, put on some nail polish and go
That’s the thickest strongest part of the chainstay
If it’s a roadbike, it will out-live all of us.
You’ll be ok, not an issue.
This isn’t too horrible, but make sure you’re running tires appropriate for the frame. These older racing bikes just weren’t designed for tires wider than 23 mm, 25 maaaaybe max. Even if the tire doesn’t contact the chainstay on the repair stand, when the frame and wheel flexes under load you can get contact that wears into the frame like this.