OHNOES!! my steamroller is bent :[
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OHNOES!! my steamroller is bent :[
a slight run in a pot hole at night and capoww! both tubes are bent :[ of course i got the road rash
my pics are crap but its all i got
bottom of both top and down tubes have a crease near the steerer
what should i do!! i think its gonna go on my wall till i can save up for a new frame :[ cause repair is costly!
my pics are crap but its all i got
bottom of both top and down tubes have a crease near the steerer
what should i do!! i think its gonna go on my wall till i can save up for a new frame :[ cause repair is costly!
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Wall art, perfect your crash story, save up for a new frame, try not to repeat.
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wheel has a taco bend but it looks normal you just see it when you spin it and my fork is fine too...
should i get another steam roller or a Iro?
i wish i had taken a complete pic but i dissembled it and took it to a buddies local metal shop
should i get another steam roller or a Iro?
i wish i had taken a complete pic but i dissembled it and took it to a buddies local metal shop
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Man it seems like it was a prett bad crash. Sorry to hear about the bike : (. Glad you are okay though.
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Check it carefully....I'll bet it's bent too.
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Damn...looks like a bad crash. Seeing the road rash made me think of a crash I had about 10 yrs ago. I still have scars. Glad you are OK.
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You must have hit the other side of this guy's pothole in China.....
https://www.bikeforums.net/touring/528463-potholed-my-lht-still-rideable.html
In all seriousness, this is the second frame bend at the same point this year with a Surly frame from a pothole. Glad you weren't seriously hurt. When you contact Surly, you might be able to use the linked thread to support a possible warranty claim, by the way.
Here's his frame damage from his pothole encounter touring China with a LHT.....
https://www.bikeforums.net/touring/528463-potholed-my-lht-still-rideable.html
In all seriousness, this is the second frame bend at the same point this year with a Surly frame from a pothole. Glad you weren't seriously hurt. When you contact Surly, you might be able to use the linked thread to support a possible warranty claim, by the way.
Here's his frame damage from his pothole encounter touring China with a LHT.....
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good luck man. sucks.
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That LHT is in no way bent at the same place as the OP's Steamroller. You can take any steal bike and smash it into a deep enough pot hole and do that kind of damage. Just be glad your headtube didn't shear off and cause more damage to your fleshy surface than you've already suffered.