Is this a problem
06-13-20, 04:39 PM
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Is this a problem
I was cleaning my bike when I found these two bulges on the frame. They aren't big and can be barely felt. I bought the bike about a week ago, and it's about 9 years old however the previous owner used it about 4 times and stored it for most of the time, as he had bought a better bike. The frame is an alloy frame. Should I be worried about corrosion or is it just the surface paint?
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06-13-20, 04:41 PM
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Welcome! Depends on the location of the bulges. If they are under the top tube and down tube just aft of the head tube then the bike has likely been run into something hard enough to buckle the frame. We need pix so you need to make ten posts before you can do that or link us to a hosting site where you have pix already.
06-13-20, 04:51 PM
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Welcome! Depends on the location of the bulges. If they are under the top tube and down tube just aft of the head tube then the bike has likely been run into something hard enough to buckle the frame. We need pix so you need to make ten posts before you can do that or link us to a hosting site where you have pix already.
06-13-20, 05:41 PM
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Images needed for visualizing what you are describing.
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bulges are totally uncomfortable on a bicycle.
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06-13-20, 09:27 PM
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Here is the OP's gallery with photos
https://www.bikeforums.net/g/picture/18165257
Looks like something got under the paint or sticker.
https://www.bikeforums.net/g/picture/18165257
Looks like something got under the paint or sticker.
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06-14-20, 08:39 AM
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Here is the OP's gallery with photos
https://www.bikeforums.net/g/picture/18165257
Looks like something got under the paint or sticker.
https://www.bikeforums.net/g/picture/18165257
Looks like something got under the paint or sticker.
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06-14-20, 08:46 AM
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whoever put that sticker on there was having a bad day. Nothing to worry about
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Thanks, that has put my mind at rest. I was scared it corrosion and I would have to throw away my new bike. Thanks for all the help
