Originally Posted by
Nessism
Heating hot enough to facilitate straightening will remove the heat treatment in the frame. Not a good idea. You would be better off trying to cold set it back and watching for cracks.
Noted! I forgot about the heat treat the aluminum gets. Torch is a no go in that case.
has anyone tried to cold set one of these? Anything other than failures?
I do know that cold setting alu frames almost always ends badly, but again the frame is shot eithier way so it may be worth a shot to try...