Old 03-08-11, 08:41 AM
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Scrap it. The cost to repair and repaint the frame would far exceed its value.

As you've discovered, you have to be very careful buying used frames. I have bought two used frames on-line that turned out to have crash damage similar to yours -- mostly likely from front-end collisions. In both cases, I was able to return the frames and get refunds but it was a hassle. Both were Eddy Merckx frames and it was hard sending them back, but after I got an estimate for repairing the tubing and repainting, it would have cost more than simply buying another frame.

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