!!()`/D Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 hey i was just wondering, i have a small dent in my top tube (about 3mm wide) do you think the frame would still be safe enough to ride? i know it sounds silly but i dont want the frame snapping on me, i dont feel like getting badly injured too soon.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh PWND Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Yeh definatly still ride dents dont mean nothing really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpson Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Depends what frame really, on any deng frame you will deffo be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!!()`/D Posted February 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 ahh cheers, i originally filled the dent with car body filler and painted the frame but im thinking of going down to bare metal on the frame again and removing the filler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NileBrown™ Posted February 28, 2008 Report Share Posted February 28, 2008 Just leave it mate, im sure it looks ok, as it goes for strength, any deng frame will be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jizz123 Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 it should be fine just keep an eye on it.dents dont seem to do alot and dont make much difference to the frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 A little dent like that will do f**k all, the only dent I've heard of cracking was Partz' one in his Hydroxx, and apparantly that was a huge ass dent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Scarlet Posted February 29, 2008 Report Share Posted February 29, 2008 Pretty much all dents are fine, rail sized dents are the ones to keep an eye on.Also it depends on where the dent is, if its nearish to the BB then you should be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicks Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 you should be okay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 To add to the thread, generally if you land on a round rail or other rounded object, it'll have a nice curved dent that won't affect strength much at all.Though sometimes if you land really hard on a sharp corner it'll give a V shaped dent and these tend to form cracks more easily due to all the stress being concentrated at the point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladd Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Dents are fine, If its a koxx frame just check the dent for cracks, Koxx frames seem to be alot weaker than others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinc Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 A little dent like that will do f**k all, the only dent I've heard of cracking was Partz' one in his Hydroxx, and apparantly that was a huge ass dent.That was no where near a dent. It was more like a crater!As for the dent, it should be fine aslong as it's small and round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 How do you dent the top tube? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 I've had a small dent on my downtube for around 2 years? Been fine.Only dents i've seen lead to cracks/snaps are stupidly big ones, like Poopipe's old T-Pro.You'll be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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