Managed to drop my bike (and me) on an unforgiving surface last night. There's now a nice ding in the top tube – what do the STW hive mind reckon, ride, repair or bin? It's pretty much in the middle of the top tube, on the side. It's a Genesis Altitude 853

With a penny for reference (bit of an odd angle so perhaps not a great pic!)

And remember, bikes bleed too 😥

**** all wrong with it

I have a P7 with a similar scratch thats 18 years old now. mindyou was gutted when it happened.

Ride it.

more importantly, are you ok?
no expert…but id say ride it

Yeah, I'm inclined to ride it but I wanted to make sure I wasn't being daft! 🙂

I'm ok, few stitches and superglue sorted me out 🙂

I'd ride that!

but i'm no engineer

It's steel. I've got an Inbred with a bigger dent that I've been riding for about a year now.

Personnally Id ride that without worrying. Its a dent rather than a crease/buckle

Id wipe that red stuff off the crank though.

FINE by me 🙂 I'll have it if you don't want it 😉

bin it.. I'll take it off your hands if you're happy to cover the cost of postage..

Its 853 so it will be fine. Just give it a bit of paint over the scratches and ride the hell out of it… Wash the blood off first though!

pointing on the brickwork is too proud.

your bike appears to be leaking transmission fluid, better get that seen to first!

I'd ride that!

but i'm no engineer

I am, and I agree, get on with it!

You have not even been bothered to unpack that new broom and assemble it yet. Tsk Tsk.

(Ride it)

CK – are you a proper dibnah style cap wearing, oily rag type engineer or a new fangled one? 🙂

Looks like I'll be riding it then. 🙂

I have something similar near my bottom bracket – been riding it for a while with no problems. Alu though if that makes a difference.

I'd be more concerned about the atrocious length of brake hose!

Phatman – if you mean the one wrapped round the tube, that's a battery cable 🙂

Taxi!!!

😆

In fairness, it does look like it comes straight from the left hand brake so we'll cut you some slack. 🙂

nowt wrong with that. just looks used.

Methinks someone would like an excuse to buy a new shiny thing….

jca – for once, no. I like it too much to want to replace it!

If you're that bothered a good frame builder could fill and smooth that – respray and you'd never know the difference 🙂

Not sure how you can cut the pointing back so it's no so proud…..

Did you drop the bike while trying to apply tomato ketchup to a bacon sarnie or something??