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Old 04-16-09 | 09:01 AM
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I am considering buying a 2007 IRO Jamie Roy frame and fork to upgrade my current fixed gear setup. However (the catch), the frame has a dent on the top tube that is supposedly the “result of locking to a pole.”

The price is right on the frame, though I am skeptical to purchase with this dent and am not sure of the structural integrity of the frame.

Could this possibly be the result of locking the bike to a pole? Does this look cosmetic or structural?
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Old 04-16-09 | 09:05 AM
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I wouldn't buy it.
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Old 04-16-09 | 09:09 AM
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That's a pretty big dent.
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Old 04-16-09 | 09:09 AM
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That is a substantial dent quite close to a load bearing joint. I wouldn't ride it.
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Old 04-16-09 | 09:00 PM
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I already started a thread about this bike, everyone said not to get it too.
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Old 04-16-09 | 09:03 PM
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That is junk right there.
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Old 04-16-09 | 09:04 PM
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Beer cans hold up pretty well once they get dented, what could go wrong?
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Old 04-16-09 | 09:07 PM
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As other said, that's definitely a significant dent. I would not feel safe riding on that frame.
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Old 04-16-09 | 09:26 PM
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Isn't that frame aluminum? If it is it's beyond a doubt garbage with a dent like that
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Old 04-16-09 | 10:42 PM
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Beer cans hold up pretty well once they get dented, what could go wrong?
Isn't that frame basically a glorified beer can anyways?
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Old 04-16-09 | 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by kimak13
I am considering buying a 2007 IRO Jamie Roy frame and fork to upgrade my current fixed gear setup. However (the catch), the frame has a dent on the top tube that is supposedly the “result of locking to a pole.”

The price is right on the frame, though I am skeptical to purchase with this dent and am not sure of the structural integrity of the frame.

Could this possibly be the result of locking the bike to a pole? Does this look cosmetic or structural?

...kinda looks like it may be the "result of removal of lock to a pole".
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Old 04-16-09 | 10:52 PM
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oh, nm.

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Old 04-16-09 | 11:01 PM
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Slammed into a pole perhaps......I'd give it a pass.
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Old 04-16-09 | 11:08 PM
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A ding is okay. A dent is not okay.
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