Originally Posted by
T-Mar
While I doubt the gap is going to affect the structural integrity, it's definitely not what I would expect to see on a DeRosa. Regardless, given that it is on the BB shell, it's very easy to verify the actual penetration by looking inside the BB shell.
What should I be looking for? Also, if this is SLX should I expect to see rifling in all tubes leading to the BB. The downtube doesn't seem to have any. Is it possible that the downtube and/or toptube might have been replaced?