Thanks all so much for your thoughtful and generous input! The consistent nature of the responses was welcomed.
The frame is a keeper, and the seller is sending a refund. The seller offered for the frame and fork to be returned, but that would've incurred losses on all sides, including my return of the parts I was receiving from RBW for the build. Off to find some primer and paint today to cover the dings, and will be sure to post photos of that build once complete! - Chris On Sunday, March 31, 2024 at 4:53:02 AM UTC-7 ascpgh wrote: > Tough scenario... > > I agree with Patrick, it's a new to you item damaged from when you put > your money into the bike you wanted but is now different of condition. A > detail that kicking in your buyer's foothold includes is the seller's > option to refund you and take it back. I'm thinking that may not be the > resolution that best suits your interest in this purchase. > > I agree with Josiah that this is essentially a cosmetic fault at this > time, it's close enough to a weld that there is plenty of metal in that > tube's wall thickness. Being at the low end of the frame, if it was mine, > I'd pick the flaked paint until I reached the margin of the firmly intact > and execute a DYI spot refinish/repaint to protect the bare metal and ride > on. > > Once you mount the BB and your crank, the spot of that ding and the > degradation to the nice Clem you found will be difficult to see. This is on > par with chainsuck damage occurring to folks who subsequently had no issues > with for many miles and years of riding. I think you could touch up the > fork crown ding with adequate fill and finish to make it easily get lost in > the enjoyment of the riding. > > I'd land in the middle and ask the seller for a little perk for the fork > and stay damage, dress the paint nicks appropriately, build it up and ride. > I don't think anyone would consider my Rambouillet's patina-ed condition in > comparison, it would probably rank as salvage under the 20 years' > "beausage" as Grant defined. I think it's next level, what I think of as > beausavage. Nothing structural (broken rear dropout replaced with a new > pair and the brake bridge re-brazed) but definitely aesthetically > detrimental, and I love it still. > > Andy Cheatham > Pittsburgh > On Friday, March 29, 2024 at 2:47:17 PM UTC-4 Chris Halasz wrote: > >> Received a used XL Clem frame, and the removed fork separated from its >> packaging, and nestled into the chainstay. >> >> The ding is about a third of an inch long, a quarter inch wide, and >> 0.023" deep. >> >> Curious to know whether others have experienced similar, and whether >> there's consensus for repair. >> >> I'll refrain from biasing the jury. >> >> The interface: >> >> [image: Clem_Fork_Ding.jpeg] >> >> Closeup of the damage. >> >> [image: Clem_Chainstay.jpeg] >> >> Thanks all! >> >> Chris >> > -- 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/0246f9f0-2fd7-4f00-acda-96a6b497238dn%40googlegroups.com.
