Eric, This exact thing happened to me, and I was able to bend the point of the lug back easily. As I wrote in the thread that someone linked to earlier:
*I started with a small flat blade screwdriver to uncurl the very tip, with thick cloth to protect the metal. Then I used needle nose pliers to bend it back close to parallel with the seat tube. I finished off using a 26.6 seat post to bend it back all the way but not over bending it. Other than missing paint at the tip, which may have been there already for all I know, it’s hard to tell that anything happened with it.* Good luck! On Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 4:25:45 PM UTC-8 Peter Adler wrote: > Put some sort of covering on the contact surfaces of the needle nose > pliers - leather scraps, or maybe thickish plastic or rubber. The friction > ridges on standard needle noses will help with the grip, but at the cost of > amping up the paint damage ,and maybe marring the metal itself. > > You can also buy needle nose pliers with flat faces, but they're less > common, more expensive and less generally useful. > > Peter Adler > who's got lots of aluminum bits with little dents in them in > Berkeley, CA > > On Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 12:37:13 PM UTC-8 Eric Karnes wrote: > > Thank you guys! I'll try the needle nose pliers first and then file as > necessary. I like my Rivs with Beausage, so some nail polish and stickers > will complete the look. > > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ae35fbac-4613-4efd-818b-81be6185791fn%40googlegroups.com.
