Bicycle Mechanics - Should I worry abou this? Possible Seat Stay Frame Damage

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Freefallman
03-09-09, 08:06 PM
Hi,

So I bought a new old bike this weekend and I thought I checked it pretty good during the purchase. Maybe I could have been a bit more thorough. This afternoon I was riding to the library and I looked down and saw what looked like a small dent. I ran my fingers across it and sure enough...it runs in a semicircle around the stay. Maybe the result of some clamp on reflector?

Anyway is this something that I should be concerned about? Did I just buy a lemon? I'm attaching pics. You'll notice in shaded sunlight it barely shows up... Oh and if it makes any difference the frame is steel. Thanks for any help or insight.

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10 Wheels
03-09-09, 08:08 PM
Put some red electrical tape on it.
norwood
03-09-09, 09:21 PM
I would say it's probably O.K. I've seen frames with damage worse than that be riden thousands more miles no problem.

Sixty Fiver
03-09-09, 09:29 PM
I would check the frames alignment... just to be safe.

If that checks out I would not worry too much as the probability of that tube failing is slim.

Steel can take some pretty solid hits.