Lesson one; NEVER EVER lend your bikes out, especially to that one.
Lesson two; Never cut any appendage off a old steel frame.
Sorry about your poor Puch, you former friend gave no explination? It looks like it was hit by a car or in a very serious accident. I bent a frame a bit like that once when the rear wheel slipped loose and locked up but I went bum over handlebars across the road so your former friend should be atleast a little bruised.
Are you interested in finding a road bike or a singlespeed/fixed gear bike? Either way but a quality ChroMoly frame. If you want a SS/FG buy a frame made for that. That way tou can use adjusters in the dropout to prevent the wheel from coming forward.
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Last edited by Bianchigirll; 01-31-13 at 11:34 AM.