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Hey,
Bought a frame with the intention of building up a bike for my g/f as a xmas present. Stupidly, as I was in a rush to pick it up and get back home, didn't check it out properly before buying it. (I'm an idiot, I know, I know, I'm allready kicking myself for it) I knew the general condition was a bit knackered but failed to spot a fairly large dent in the downtube. I've sanded back the rust to check how bad it was. I also put a straight edge against it to check if the whole tube was bent, seems to be out by a few mm. The whole things gaspipe, not butted tubing or anything like that.
So, is it a junker? I've had a google and some people say the downtube isn't as important as the others because it's under tension not compression, but obviously I don't want to risk it if it could be dangerous, especially as it's not for me. I can save the headset, forks and bb if I scrap it, unless anyone would be happy to use it for something?
Cheers!