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ceolwulf
08-08-2014, 11:38 PM
On an aluminum Cannondale Slice I'm considering.
thirdgenbird
08-08-2014, 11:46 PM
If I owned it and got into that situation, I would watch for cracking.

I wouldn't dream of buying into that situation.
JAGI410
08-08-2014, 11:54 PM
ditto what thirdgenbird said.
ceolwulf
08-08-2014, 11:55 PM
Fair enough. Thanks.
kramnnim
08-09-2014, 12:01 AM
If it was ~$100...
thirdgenbird
08-09-2014, 12:11 AM
I'm still not even sure I would. Not when you can get a clean caad7 for $250 or so.
Stephen2014
08-09-2014, 04:01 AM
I would not want alu like that. If it had been steel not a second thought, I once rode a steel mtb for about year, it was a dumped frame that I got up and running where the dumper had gave the downtube a massive battering with a hammer. I dumped it myself because I was bored with but it didn't break.
pdmtong
08-09-2014, 08:34 AM
This is a trick question right?
Seriously run don't walk away from that. Even if it was free
Life is too short
happycampyer
08-09-2014, 09:45 AM
This is a trick question right?
Seriously run don't walk away from that. Even if it was free
Life is too shortAw, c'mon, 'tis but a scratch...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6VTci1Bunk
pdmtong
08-09-2014, 09:54 AM
Aw, c'mon, 'tis but a scratch...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6VTci1Bunk

Well I think that puts it in perspective!
paulh
08-09-2014, 10:10 AM
It should buff right out!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKtFIgmoqoI
mike p
08-09-2014, 10:31 AM
I wouldn't buy it, but if I already owned it I'd ride it.

Mike
malcolm
08-09-2014, 11:40 AM
I wouldn't buy it, but if I already owned it I'd ride it.

Mike

ditto
Peter B
08-09-2014, 01:11 PM
I wouldn't buy it, but if I already owned it I'd ride it.

Mike

I did this when I did this in August 2012. Been riding it alot since without issue.

If you're under say 165 and can negotiate a good deal it would make a suitable throwaway racer or beater commuter. Just keep an eye on it.
seppa
08-09-2014, 06:18 PM
Is that blood all over the bike?

Even though I'm sure that dent would hold up just fine I couldn't bring myself to ride it, it would always eat away inside at me!
Peter B
08-09-2014, 06:36 PM
Yeah, I went a$$ over teakettle down a pretty steep hill but not before grinding my right side into the asphalt. Managed the 26 miles back home ok.

The dent just annoys me cause the bike was perfect beforehand.
Ralph
08-09-2014, 08:26 PM
If I could get it for about nothing, I might would strip the frame, fill in the dent, then repaint it and ride it.
thirdgenbird
08-09-2014, 08:35 PM
If I could get it for about nothing, I might would strip the frame, fill in the dent, then repaint it and ride it.

I wouldn't to anything that would hide a crack. If I got it for free, I would strip it bare an ride it as is.
Javaman
08-09-2014, 08:42 PM
I did this when I did this in August 2012. Been riding it alot since without issue.

If you're under say 165 and can negotiate a good deal it would make a suitable throwaway racer or beater commuter. Just keep an eye on it.

Ouch and ouch! I say you're one tough mofo being able to ride home like that!