Can one tell a frame is bent by riding no hands on the bars?

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04-17-21, 08:24 PM

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Many thanks to the experienced many who kindly took the time to give feedback. My buddy bought the bike without even riding it because the bike had no brake pads and the tires were flat! Hopefully the seller was not lying about having never crashed it. We shall see. For the benefit of those who took an interest in the question, I will post an update once he has ridden it (with brake pads, that is...)

UPDATE: Lewis measured the frame using the string method to make sure it's not bent: only a 1 mm difference between sides, which is within tolerance (generally 1mm-2mm). VICTORY! Looks like the guy who sold it to him was just very sloppy but not trying to pull a fast one. Kudos to Lewis for being a risk-taker: he got a $1400 bike (value new, back in 2003) for $400--the first bike he looked at!