Slight dent in downtube - big problem?

hfidgen
hfidgen Posts: 340
edited December 2010 in Commuting general
Hiya,

On cleaning my bike this morning I noticed the down tube (one the seat goes into) has got a 2-3mm deep dent down near the bottom. It's quite shallow, the paint's not broken but the frame is BMC's special aluminum alloy and I know that aluminum can be tricky sometimes.

Is this going to be a problem to the extent my frame could fail? Is it possible to get little dings like this popped out again?

Never had to worry about things like this before - always been on steel :roll:
FCN 4 - BMC CX02

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  • jeremyrundle
    jeremyrundle Posts: 1,014
    A 2mm dent, well you dont want to look at the off road bikes that come down the "Nevis range" :!:
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  • hfidgen
    hfidgen Posts: 340
    So no big issue then I take it :lol:

    I've just been reading some dire warnings from across the forums and it rather put the wind up me.
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    without pics it is impossible to say.
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  • Blue Meanie
    Blue Meanie Posts: 495
    Err, 'Down-Tube' goes from head-tube (headset) to BB shell (where your bottom bracket hides).
    'Seat-Tube' is where you can shove your seat-pin/post.
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  • hfidgen
    hfidgen Posts: 340
    Tis the seat tube then - the vertical one from bum to bottom bracket.

    Shall get a pic up tomoz :)
    FCN 4 - BMC CX02

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