Buying a new bike...... need help

odavison1
odavison1 Posts: 8
edited September 2016 in MTB buying advice
Hi there

I am about to buy a bike when i realised something... there is a hole drilled into the frame so that an
internally routed dropper post could be run, i think it was DIY project done by previous owner, its on the seat tube...
Does it compromise the structural integrity of the bike and is it a no go?

Thanks, any feedback would be greatly appreciated...

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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Possibly not but who can say.

    I wouldn't.
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  • JBA
    JBA Posts: 2,852
    What bike is it?
    Maybe it is a DIY drilling, maybe not.
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  • odavison1
    odavison1 Posts: 8
    It is a SPECIALIZED SX TRAIL
  • odavison1
    odavison1 Posts: 8
    JBA wrote:
    What bike is it?
    Maybe it is a DIY drilling, maybe not.

    It is a SPECIALIZED SX TRAIL
  • rockmonkeysc
    rockmonkeysc Posts: 14,774
    It's definitely not an original hole. Seems odd considering the bike pedals like crap. Not really a bike to fit a dropper post.
    Personally I wouldn't touch it.
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