Bent frame.... any hope?
I have a very nice Raleigh aluminum frame that I would love to start building, but I need to know if I'm wasting my time. One of the rear stays is slightly bent, starting about 1in below where the brake attaches. It's barely enough to see with the naked eye but it's about 1/2 inch too narrow to mount a wheel.
What I'd like to know is.... how much am I risking the integrity of the frame to bend it back, and are there any good methods to do this? It's a super light frame and doesn't even have any scratches on it, would make a sweet bike but I don't want the stay just to break off or something... any advice? Thanks!
Last edited by unbrokenchain; 07-16-09 at 05:49 PM.