Old 10-19-07, 06:03 AM
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Originally Posted by capwater
Be very careful riding that frame, if you can't check it out get it to someone who can.

I crashed a Giant TCR in a crit last spring. I inspected that sucker completely, only finding a very small chip in the top tube's clearcoat. The handlebar had smacked it when my wheel got taken out by a downed rider. Aside from a broken bone in my wrist and a bruised shoulder I was stoked my bike was fine. So I ride it for two more weeks then go to clean it after a ride only to discover two 1 inch long cracks in the top tube. Bye bye frame.
While I get your point on careful and repeated inspection, Calfee could probably repair that frame for cheap (much less than replacing a top tube on a steel bike).
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