I 'm usually over in the Touring forum, but I thought you folks may have more experience with my problem.

This is my Surly Long Haul Trucker touring bike with a dent in the top tube. I leaned it against my work stand and it tipped over and the top tube hit a sharp flange on the leg support. My carelessness!

The LHT is built with double butted 4130 chrome moly. The dent is about 7 1/2" from the head tube junction. The dent is about 20mm tall, 15mm across, and 3mm deep. I started a fully loaded tour with it 3 weeks ago, but cut it short at only 175 miles when my wife and I came down with COVID. The dent did not seem to affect the bike, the top tube is still straight, and there did not seem to be any flexing around the dent.

my questions are:

• Is it safe to ride?
• Can it be repaired cosmetically?
• Does it need structural repair?
• Do I need a new frame?

Thanks for any help