deep-ish scratch on aluminum downtube - dangerous?
07-25-10, 09:21 PM
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deep-ish scratch on aluminum downtube - dangerous?
I shipped my aluminum Raleigh to Boulder recently, and the axle of the rear wheel ended up scratching the down-tube. Mostly just removed a bit of powdercoat, but the top/left edge of the scratch also shows some digging into the aluminum itself. this is on the left (non-drive-side) of the down tube, slightly toward the top of the tube about 2/3 of the way up, just down the tube from the shifter bosses.
Is there any reason to worry about this scratch, or any necessity of stress-relieving? The frame is a standard relatively-lightweight aluminum road frame, circa 1995.
Is there any reason to worry about this scratch, or any necessity of stress-relieving? The frame is a standard relatively-lightweight aluminum road frame, circa 1995.
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Use some touch-up paint and forget about it.
Be more careful packing your bike next time though. Wrap everything in foam and immobilize stuff by zap-strapping it to the frame.
Be more careful packing your bike next time though. Wrap everything in foam and immobilize stuff by zap-strapping it to the frame.
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Agree, it's not a problem. The scratch is mostly longitudinal and not that deep. Touch it up and forget it's there.
BTW, new bikes come packed with a plastic "mushroom cap" over the axle ends to prevent just this sort of thing. Any bike shop will have a bunch of these things lying around and will be happy to give you some for next time.
BTW, new bikes come packed with a plastic "mushroom cap" over the axle ends to prevent just this sort of thing. Any bike shop will have a bunch of these things lying around and will be happy to give you some for next time.
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excellent, thanks for confirming on minimal worry.
When I grabbed the box I noticed it was missing the mushroom caps, so I zip-tied the front wheel to the frame, but forgot to similarly immobilize the rear wheel.
Here are some pictures from riding with a semi-pro friend in Boulder last week, ascending Sunshine Canyon road which is dirt for the second half of the climb. Feels like something they'd stick at the end of a stage in the Giro.
When I grabbed the box I noticed it was missing the mushroom caps, so I zip-tied the front wheel to the frame, but forgot to similarly immobilize the rear wheel.
Here are some pictures from riding with a semi-pro friend in Boulder last week, ascending Sunshine Canyon road which is dirt for the second half of the climb. Feels like something they'd stick at the end of a stage in the Giro.
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