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Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

04-29-12, 08:30 PM

Replies: 38

Dents in aluminum frame can lead to catastorphic failure

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Posted By Joe Average

You know, I have remarked that at the time I went...

You know, I have remarked that at the time I went down, I recall I was trying to decode the cause of one of those little crank-rate-synchronized "ticking" sounds that arise from time to time. There...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

04-29-12, 07:54 AM

Replies: 38

Dents in aluminum frame can lead to catastorphic failure

Views: 36,176

Posted By Joe Average

You seem to be missing the principal point, which...

You seem to be missing the principal point, which is, what should should my (and other people's) expectations be with respect to (apparently) minor frame damage, like a dent in the top tube? (Not...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

04-28-12, 08:55 PM

Replies: 38

Dents in aluminum frame can lead to catastorphic failure

Views: 36,176

Posted By Joe Average

Happy nothing happened to you but as you said,...

Happy nothing happened to you but as you said, you rode the bike for years before failing and sure those for sure aren't columbus or dedacciai tubes either. We are talking straight gauge tubing which...

Forum: Bicycle Mechanics

04-28-12, 03:21 PM

Replies: 38

Dents in aluminum frame can lead to catastorphic failure

Views: 36,176

Posted By Joe Average

Dents in aluminum frame can lead to catastorphic failure

Yesterday my aluminum frame failed catastrophically, snapping into two pieces while I was riding it. The point of failure was a dent in the top tube that had been there for several years.

I...

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