Re: [CR]KOF: Mangled Fuso Seat Tube UPDATE

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Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:46:08 -0400
From: "Noah John Gellner" <ngellner@gmail.com>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]KOF: Mangled Fuso Seat Tube UPDATE
In-Reply-To: <4901F717.4030000@new.rr.com>
References: <366c192b0810191936r2fa9e8c3i4c3fa60379d185bc@mail.gmail.com>


But the dropout in the pictures is cracked as well as severely bent. It needs to be replaced.

Whenever I see damage like this I think of the golden rules of shipping. Support the dropouts, protect the tubes and declare the accurate value. My experience with shippers has been generally positive with regard to success in claims but you need to be organized and tenacious. Typically the repair will cost as much or more than the item cost and you should claim the accurate amount and get the amount that you paid. Don't let shipper damage become your problem.

-- Noah J. Gellner New York, NY USA

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On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 12:25 PM, John Thompson <johndthompson@gmail.com>wrote:
> Jose Villaluz wrote:
>
> other than the seat tube the bike was in FANTASTIC condition - that
>> is until I discovered even more damage. This new image shows the
>> repair project killer.
>>
>>
>> http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa270/josevillaluz/dropout.jpg
>>
>>
>> Not that I wouldn't love to have the bike fixed but repairing the
>> dropout puts it into a whole other $$$ category that doesn't make
>> economic sense (to me anyway).
>>
>
> Actually, repairing the dropout would be trivial compared to the seat tube.
> Forged dropouts are made from mild steel, and can easily be bent back into
> shape.
>
> --
>
> -John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
> Appleton WI USA