While alarming to discover, I think you're fine structurally but that's a place you should clean to bare metal, and get covered with primer and paint.
Those kickstand clamp mounts seem to do the most damage when they get a bit loose and let the edge of the plate get levered into the tubes instead of spreading the force across the face of the plates. Andy Cheatham Pittsburgh On Monday, December 28, 2020 at 11:27:51 AM UTC-5 eric...@gmail.com wrote: > Iecently removed my Pletscher bipod kickstand and noticed some mutilation > to my chainstays. Pictured below is my LHT, the kickstand was installed by > the previous owner. The sight brought to mind Grant's warning on the > kickstand hardware listing: "This is one of those terribly useful > aftermarket problem solvers that can save the day or wreck your frame, > depending on how you attach it." > > Just how bad is this? Cause for concern or shall I carry on? > > Thanks for your collective wisdom. > > [image: IMG_3009.JPG] > -- 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/0ca0bca6-80bc-4998-a3bf-eccca118119bn%40googlegroups.com.
