Is it just the blister on the top of the tube, or does it look wrinkled on the sides too? Sorry, not really able to tell on my screen. If it's just that blister on top, it could very well just be from poor paint bonding due to debris or maybe it wasn't cleaned well enough after brazing I'd think too. Maybe a little bit of flex from riding finally caused it to lift and split like that. It just looks like an air bubble under there rather than a crack - a crack wouldn't lift like that
Hope I'm right about that because it would certainly be a shame to need repair! On Friday, 17 November 2023 at 08:30:08 UTC-8 ted.l...@gmail.com wrote: > Yup, bought this bike brand new when the last run of Appaloosas went live. > Built it up a few months ago and I've ridden it pretty much daily since. It > is almost certainly fixable. There are several reputable frame builders in > my area and I'm sure any one of them could replace the tube if needed... if > needed being the key there. I love the purple and worry about color > matching after the repair. I guess I could look at it as a chance to get a > custom work up but my wallet doesn't like the sound of that. > > On Fri, Nov 17, 2023 at 11:06 AM Ryan <ryte...@mts.net> wrote: > >> New bike and you are the original owner correct? >> looks a little scary and if you are the only owner hopping down stairs >> sounds >> like the culprit >> >> see what riv says but not sure this would be a warranty issue...but it's >> prob >> fixable >> >> good luck! >> >> sorry for shifty typing >> On Friday, November 17, 2023 at 9:30:29 AM UTC-6 ted.l...@gmail.com >> wrote: >> >>> Noticed this after my morning ride today and I'm not sure what to make >>> of it. To my eye, it looks like the tube has wrinkled slightly, however, I >>> can't think of how it could have happened (no crashes, etc.). Additionally, >>> there's no evidence of damage to the downtube as you would see from >>> something like a front end collision. The only "hard" impact I can think of >>> was from last week when I hopped down some stairs and did feel like the >>> front wheel took a harder "thud" on the bottom step than expected. I >>> inspected the wheel and fork afterwards and didn't notice anything off. I >>> didn't look in this exact spot, but I was working on the frontend of the >>> bike later that day in the shop stand and feel like I would have seen it >>> during that time. >>> >>> My plan is to chip off the paint a little to inspect the bare metal >>> underneath to check for corrosion or cracks, though I'm not expecting to >>> see any. Assuming that, I plan to just cover up the exposed metal and keep >>> on truckin' given how minior any possible damage appears to be. I'm curious >>> to see what people think, though. I've also reached out to Riv with the >>> same photos to get an "official" opinion on the matter as well. >>> >>> [image: IMG_6432.JPG] >>> [image: IMG_6433.JPG] >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Ted Wood < ted.l...@gmail.com > >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/cd8fdb81-eff7-4435-a5fc-d0d5437d3a25n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/cd8fdb81-eff7-4435-a5fc-d0d5437d3a25n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > Ted Wood < ted.l...@gmail.com > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2cbaabfa-17d4-4b1c-a018-b485b9ec4f6cn%40googlegroups.com.
