The monkeys from Fedex have just delivered my latest shipment but one of the frames has taken a mighty hit to the top race. Does anyone have experience of straightening this sort of thing out?
If it does straighten I will not be selling it, probably use it for myself.
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Personally, I would chase FedEx for compensation As you can no longer sell the frame, which I assume was your original aim?
If you don't mind keeping it, then get the persuader out 😉
Wasn't there a big thread on ragley headtubes being like this? Don't know if they managed to get them fixed or not. Might be worth a search.
bit of workshop persuasion to get it back to an approximation of round, and then hoof a deep insert cup in there. No bother. Id ride it.
Its only a top race - they dont do a great deal more than keep the steerer centred.
What frame is it? If its something like an XL size I might be interested........ 😉
will be doing, but they are not very good at dealing with things like this.Personally, I would chase FedEx for compensation.
It is a Chumba HX1 26er 17" frame, so no good for tall people 🙂
What tools to get it back to round though?
ball peen hammer and block of wood.
nope it's scrap. Send it to me and I'll recycle it for you 😉
I am guessing it is aluminium but yes you should be able to fix it. Not sure on the best route though. I'd pursue Fedex 1st.
as stoner says.
id ride it too, no problem.
If you have any machine shops nearby ( or someone with a lathe )they could make something up in a few minutes that would bring it back to shape [u]accurately[/u]
Tsk ,hammer and block of wood 😉
The only experience I have had with this was mixed. I found that soft alloy headset cups fitted but intruded on the steerer (following the indent) but a steel (FSA PIG(?)) deformed less allowing the steerer to fit with clearance.
Just my 2cents
you might be able to have it reamed, rather than having it bent back. It'd mean the metal is thinner, but itd not involve bending the metal forwards then back
if you were to re-ream the HT then surely youd end up making a new circular space in an ovalised piece of metal - i.e. contact between the HT and the HScup would be only over the front and back sections of the HT with void around the sides.
Reaming after knocking it back vaguely circular first might be a better bet.