|   dents in steel? | smig
May 18, 2002 10:36 AM | | How much of an issue is a dent in a quality steel frame? We're talking something no bigger than a cable stop, and maybe 1/16th or 1/8th of an inch deep, on the top tube where the bar end would hit.
Is it an issue for long-term durability? |
| re: dents in metal | WadeO
May 18, 2002 1:41 PM | | Dents are less of a problem than gouges (more common in Al).
Either one creates a stress riser. A stress riser is where the metal can't funtion as it was engineered. Stresses are focused at that point and therefrom a crack may develop. I can explain better if need be.
The good news is that your dent is in the middle of the tube where cracks are uncommon. Stresses on a bike accumalate at the tube ends. That's why internal butting works. So ride on. I have two Al frame bikes with mid-tube dents and don't fret one bit. |
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