Originally Posted by
merziac
I'm sure some will disagree, ugly is not necessarily scary. Looks to not be torn or cracked, very likely this can still be ridden off into the sunset as is. Bondo it, braze it, fill it, whatever. The stud welder will make a mess if the ding doesn't want to pull out as I suspect would be the case.
Devastating, yes, life threatening, not likely.
My wife rode it to work without even noticing. I discovered it while putting it on the car's rack in preparation for our first ride in GNP. It felt like a gut punch seeing it and I can't deny getting upset... but no divorce was threatened
. She rode it without incident. The frame still seems straight and she can't detect any differences..
This is what I think the best option would be:
But that dent is pretty large...