gilmo789

Hi,
I procured an interesting frame from ebay. It's 753 by Keith Laker (no idea) but made for old 27" wheels which means there's tons of clearance for tyre height. The perennial problem with old frames however is the width of the chain stays. 30c tyres just fit but I'd like a smidge more clearance if possible. I've crimped the stays of other frames like 531 or Aelle without issue and I'm not precious about the paint but people seem terrified of 753 so I thought I'd ask if anyone's done it.

I don't think a small dent would be a huge problem: See table herein:
(I'm not allowed to link to forums, you can find the table by googleing '753 ductility and clicking on the 'road bike review' thread, post by 'scooper' p2)

Ductility (% elongation) of the more exotic steels is 8% whereas the 'lesser' steels is 10%. If 10% lets you put in a big dent then surely 8% would allow for a wee dent, no?

thoughts?