Timeline for Which parts of a wrecked bike would be OK to use or sell?
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| May 1, 2012 at 3:02 | comment | added | House | Thanks Daniel. I agree it would be an interesting project and since I don't know a whole lot about bikes (I just ride them), it would be a learning experience. | |
| May 1, 2012 at 2:29 | comment | added | heltonbiker | I've seen handlebars break in bikes that have never crashed. Stems, never. So I think the sem could be reused for sure, but the bar perhaps not. And that frame sure could be replaced - repairing such cracks would not be a good idea. | |
| May 1, 2012 at 2:22 | comment | added | zenbike | Also, not many bikes are subject to "more abuse" than being broken in half by a car. That's a bit disingenuous. | |
| May 1, 2012 at 2:19 | comment | added | zenbike | This frame should not be repaired, and can't be repaired with any degree of confidence in its safety. Even if you had a TIG welder, you could never retemper the frame, and the act of welding the aluminum would destroy the existing temper. to say nothing of actually getting it aligned correctly, or how the bike would handle even after the best possible repair. | |
| May 1, 2012 at 2:04 | history | answered | Daniel R Hicks | CC BY-SA 3.0 |