Roasted

Long story short: I had 2 bikes on my bike rack when I took them on a 600 mile trip down the east coast, apparently I must of hit a bump and the bikes shifted a bit. The two bikes began to rub at a certain point. Now, the first bike is just fine, however mine was rubbed enough that the paint came off and it started to just BARELY rub into the bare metal frame. AKA, it only got past the paint and not that much farther.

For future reference, what if they had rubbed so bad that it caused a pretty nasty rub? Is there anyway to rebuild the metal? Probably a dumb question when it comes to metal frames but I figured I'd ask.

handlebarsfsr

possibly. fixing metal is done by welding it, and it may be repairable.

Roasted

Yeah, I wasn't too sure what other options there were. My frame is not "damaged" by any means. I bet if I repainted the area that was rubbed off, it would be 100% flat again. This is a "what if" question, not "wtf do I do now" kind of question. Just figured I'd ask what was on my mind in case that situation ever arises.

NEW QUESTION:

My frame is 21 inch. I was looking at frames in this magazine I have and I wasn't sure about something. Say I get a new frame, like, maybe 19 inch. Would all of the components on my current bike fit perfectly on this frame? Or since my bike was originally 21 inch, should the new frame be 21 inch? I wasn't sure how everything matched up and if the frame size was irrelivant to the compatiblity with the components or not...

Funkychicken

all components should fit the new frame perfectly. frame sizing itself doesn't affect how the components fit.

Roasted

I figured it wouldn't matter. But I wasn't sure how things measured up around the headtube and around the crank. Thanks for the info.

Funkychicken

Ceteris paribus, different frame sizes only really changes the top tube, seat tube and down tube lengths.

Headtubes are more tempremental - between different frame sizes of the same brand/model/year there would be no difference in headtube length/width, but that might change with different years' models - let alone different brands. Suggest you check the headtube of the frame if you're getting a new one to see if your current fork fits (both diameter-wise and length-wise).

Brian

Except for the front derailleur, which is why there are so many clamp sizes. And maybe the BB, which is why there are a few different widths. And even though he may be going to a smaller frame, there's no guarantee that his fork steerer is long enough. We can only assume that both frames take a 1 1/8" threadless too.