Originally Posted by lz4005
I've had chairings straightened at my LBS. They have some kind of press or heavy plate they wham down on them to flatten them back out. Of course these were steel cruiser rings and not too badly bent. But I'm sure a good shop would be able to tell you if it was fixable.
also a good insight - i'll stop in at cambridge bicycle tomorrow and find out (though i kind of doubt its fixable)
and onetwentyeight, i checked out the crank and it's a-ok.
thanks to both of you!