In a message dated 9/6/2004 5:07:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time, dvancleve@gmail.com writes:
<< Is there anything unsafe about riding a bike that seems to have slight ripples in the top and down tubes and appears to have a correct replacement fork? Let's assume that alignment was checked and reset as needed and the bike rides straight and true. My understanding of classic steel frames is that this is perfectly safe. >>
Ab-so-lutely! Let's do a little demo here... Take this piece of strong but brittle wire and bend it back and forth a few times... Pong! Now we have two pieces of wire! Or head tube in your hand.... No question that the bike frame has been seriously damaged. IMO, its worth goes from 100% to 25% or less. This is the cruel reality.
Dale Brown
Greensboro, North Carolina