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tl;dr: bent rear triangle, what do?
My way-too-fancy-for-me Basso frame has been wounded while locked up for the fist time ever in Cardiff (long dumb story involving losing my whole set of keys down a lift shaft) and the bike shop I went to isn’t keen to try fixing it.
As you can see the wheel now sits v wonky towards the NDS chainstay when right back in the dropouts, and even when mounted centrally the whole bike feels sorta off-kilter when riding in a way it definitely wasn’t beforehand. I first thought it was a wobbly wheel or a loose headset or something but nope, rear triangle is out of whack.
Mechanic has confirmed this but he’s reluctant to try realigning it due to the age of the frame and the risk of causing new bonus damage (?). One to try at another shop, a proper frame builder type job, or do I just suck it up? I have an insurance claim ongoing so not gonna go full DIY, but equally I’m a bit stumped. Any words of wisdom greatly appreciated
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