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Hasn't been sent yet, thankfully, and Bevin has messaged me back (see downthread).
The paint all looks smooth doesn't it, and he has already said in a previous message that the stem/seatpost move freely...
I'm not sure if I'm talking myself into just going ahead with it here...
thross-
The more I look at both of them, the more I notice the bend on both.
I mean the problem with Alu is of course once its bent, you can't bend it back. It's not as kind as steel, once you do that all the strength is gone and it's a time bomb.
Though for it to bend that much you'd expect some level of crack/creaking/paint issues no? And some sort of bending to the forks? Which seem ok from what I can see?
And lets face it, this generation of Alu frames were doing all sorts of weird shit geometry wise?
Dunno man... I just dunno anymore...existential crisis
mjw1988
My thoughts too, not a simple touch up job on an Alu frame if it were the same one.
From experience you might expect to see some flaky paint if the Alu had bent? (which in turn raises concern about the TT/HT on the post I linked you anyway)
Has it already been posted? Might be worth asking him to knock the stem out, see if it all comes out cleanly / if not grab a refund
I'm holding out hope for you, I have a similar era Alu De Rosa and the geometry on that is somewhat questionable though deliberate