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Old 04-05-12 | 06:42 PM
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Manzanita
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From: Laramie, WY

Bikes: Specialized Mountainbike & Surly LHT

Can this frame/fork be saved?

My '84 Miyata was in an accident and I am wondering if the frame and fork can be salvaged or not.

The obvious damage to the frame is a dent, roughly 2.5 inches in length, in the chainstay on the drive side. There are 2 photos attached below which show this dent. The first photo is a side view. The second photo is a view looking upwards at the bottom bracket and chainstays; the dented chainstay is on the right-hand side (next to the derailer cage)






The front fork's steerer tube is bent also. Again I have 2 photos attached showing this. The first photo is a head-on view and it shows the steerer tube bent to the left. The second photo is a side view and it shows the steerer tube bent to the right (ignore the metal bar on the left-hand side of the photo; I used this bar to prop the fork against to take the photo)






Other than the problems shown above the frame and fork appear to be OK. Do you believe that this frame and fork can be fixed and used again?

Thanks for your comments!

-- Manzanita
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