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Old 08-28-25 | 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by squirtdad
everything I have ever heard, seen posted, etc is that you should not cold set aluminum frames.

I thin OP needs to get a new frame to be safe
I agree because aluminum work hardens so quckly and you don't know where the bending is actually happening. To bend something that stiff 10mm you have to flex it 30mm or so. After whatever already happened to it, that strain could mean that a spot next to a weld fails on your next ride.

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