Originally Posted by
DannoXYZ
The highest load areas are under the downtube about 2-3" away from the head-tube. And on the seatstays about 2-3" behind the bottom-bracket. As long as those areas are clean and smooth, you should be OK.
Funny you should mention the area on the chainstays behind the bottom bracket. There is damage in this area from where a kickstand had been mounted. You can see a crease in the top and bottom of both chainstays from the kickstand clamp. Is this an issue? I can and will post some pictures when I get the time but I assume this is a common area for this kind of damage.
Thankfully, there are no real scratches in the metal from sanding and everything buffed out smooth.