Originally Posted by
tricky
Listen to Doug. He knows what he's talking about. The rest of us are just hacks.
But seriously
Rizaa , Doug's description is what it would take you to get a perfectly straight bike and I think he deliberately stayed away from the conversation about home cold setting since there is no way to guarantee it would get to a framebuilder's level of alignment. You can get pretty close with doing it at home and come away with a safe and fun bike.
It seems that you are concerned with attempting it. Is it because you want the bike perfect, are scared of damage, or just would rather not attempt this type of work? 1 and 3 are reasonable preferences. Follow Sheldon's guide and you don't need to worry about 2.
Hi
tricky, its actually option one and two that concerns me. The reason that I am not trying it myself is because I don't have the specific tools. From a financial standpoint, It makes more sense to give it to someone who has them and can actually get it right if I am not performing this tasking a bunch of times. If I had the tools, I'd say that I am very competent and would take my time to get it right even if it takes time. Option Two is because I'd have to leave the frame over at bike shop rather than seeing the bikeshop perform the task in front of me due to their backlog. I am planning on taking this to the shop on Saturday who has requested to inspect the frame before moving forward. I have watched RJ the bike guys video on YouTube and feel that it might be a more precise way to go rather than the 2x4 if the shop doesn't seem competent enough. Whats your thought here? Thanks