Opinions on Frame Damage

[carrara.g]

following shipping my bike across the country, the frame sustained some damage on the down tube from something (I believe a pedal) repeatedly scratching on it. photos attached.

titanium Serotta frame: https://tibikes.wordpress.com/2017/12/02/schwinn-paramount/

what are people's thoughts on how critical the damage is?? can anything be done to repair the frame??

i've been riding quite a bit as is no problem, but always with the fear that it'll cripple one day. would love to confirm/deny my suspicion that i'll find myself on the ground one day.

thanks!!

[cribbit]

That looks like just paint damage. If you want to be sure, you can use solvents or fingernail to scratch away a larger area of paint to see more around it, but if you're not seeing any indents into the metal itself it should be fine.

[pasadena]

just looks like paint damage.
I would carefully spot fill in so the chipping doesn't spread- or get it to a painter to fix it.
structurally, no, you won't kill yourself... unless the paint starts peeling off in sheets

[ultraman6970]

That frame has nothing but a paint problem :P

[charliedid]

Call Waterford and get you some touch up paint.

[carrara.g]

great to hear. I don't mind if the paint is not perfect, just wanted to be certain the frame was structurally sound... thanks all!!

[charliedid]

Cool bike, can we see a full shot?

[mtechnica]

Tis but a scratch!

[carrara.g]

forum won't let me upload anymore no matter the resolution, but here you go:

image 1 (https://ibb.co/8xf9nHP)
image 2 (https://ibb.co/DgWVNqk)
image 3 (https://ibb.co/ypGMhPD)

[kiwisimon]

Cool bike, can we see a full shot?

https://tibikes.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/img_7522.jpg?w=1536

[carrara.g]

^^ that's the 1. wow, i'd love to have the paint look like that again!!

[Louis]

^^ that's the 1. wow, i'd love to have the paint look like that again!!

Send some pictures to Waterford and ask them what it would take to make that happen. ( $$$ )

Or, have a local painter touch it up as best s/he can. ($$)

Or DIY ($)

[weisan]

Aesthetic blemish, nothing structurally worrisome.

[happycampyer]

That is a beauty. As others have said, it's just a scratch in the paint. Probably a good idea to touch it up or at least clear-coat it so that the paint doesn't chip more. Since it's titanium, nothing will happen to the frame underneath...

[KJMUNC]

It’s just a flesh wound!

[Louis]

Tis but a scratch!

In that case, the OP's in real trouble and I'm afraid it's going to get worse.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c9/Black_Knight_Holy_Grail.png

[charliedid]

Nice

Ride it for a while and send it to Waterford for a repaint. and when I say repaint I mean the same paint!

Cool.

[duff_duffy]

Hey....that’s my old bike and photos! How did they get here??i did not ship that bike just saying.

https://tibikes.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/img_7522.jpg?w=1536

[duff_duffy]

Also, that damage is superficial as far as I can tell. That frame should hold up to anything. However, if your ready to replace it I have a nice Seven that is same size for sale;)

Hey....that’s my old bike and photos! How did they get here??i did not ship that bike just saying.

[grateful]

Did Waterford paint the Ti Paramount? Don't believe so.