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    Thinking of grabbing this, am I dumb or are these dents fine?

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    3. gergek on

      The seatpost needs to go in there. Not sure if there is enough un-dented seat tube there for the minimum insertion length of your seatpost.

       I wouldn’t really worry about the structural integrity of the tube based on the small dents, but the seatpost issue would give me pause.

    4. Morall_tach on

      You’re never going to fix the aesthetics unless you do bondo and sanding and repaint the whole thing, but it’s structurally fine.

    5. chester405 on

      If its cheap and the seat post can still be fully inserted past the dents, then sure why not, those dents are minor.

      FWIW, it looks like somebody clamped the seat tube a little too hard in a stand.

    7. MilitantPotato on

      I wouldn’t buy that, but it could be fixed with some moly grease, an old seat post, and a dead blow hammer.
      Might need a vise to remove the seat post afterwards.

    8. Technical-Regret1495 on

      If you hoping to get them fixed I wouldn’t waste my money. If you don’t mind them and it’s cheap enough carry on so long as this doesn’t affect the seat pillar. They could be brazed up or filler with a respray or ride it as is. What bike is it and a full pic of the right hand side would help us decide

    9. dikkiesmalls on

      Ehhhh…..ya had me till the second pic….I dunno about that. Edit….eh on a closer look…aka zoomed in….yeah if you can get the seatpost in…rock on. Get one of those ouch stickers for it.

    10. crazy4schwinn on

      Double edged sword. Those dents are most likely from a repair stand. Which means they worked on their own bike. On the other hand, they worked on their own bike.

      Wont cause failure but won’t be repairable either.

    13. BarkleEngine on

      It looks like you, or the previous owner, rode the seatpost above the “minimum” line.

      It’s probably okay, but not optimal.

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