Crushed seat tube?

Mad_Malx
Mad_Malx Posts: 5,183
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Took broken band-on front derailleur off my 2011 Focus Cayo and am a bit worried. As well as paint coming off, there is a palpable ridge between the clamp arms, and also seems to be an indent opposite, on the crank arm side below where the clamp sits.




Is my seat tube farked? Will I die horribly if I ignore it?
Ballpark repair cost?

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  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644
    no. its where all the soft layers of paint have crimped up

    no

    £3 for some nail varnish.
    .
    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    Chain needs oiling
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,183
    edited June 2021
    darkhairedlord said:

    Chain needs oiling

    It's not that bad - I think you are seeing the red reflection. But I was about to lube when I realised the derailleur cage was split.
    I was however waiting for someone to mention the frayed cable.
  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 17,380
    The indent under where the paint is mullered looks too uniform to be damage. It's just the shape of the tube. Personally I'd use some red electrical tape to protect the frame and just put the new bits on.
  • Mad_Malx
    Mad_Malx Posts: 5,183
    ^thanks for that, reassuring and what I was starting to think. The lack of paint damage over the indent was making me think that was how it was made too though
  • MattFalle
    MattFalle Posts: 11,644
    Mad_Malx said:

    ^thanks for that, reassuring and what I was starting to think. The lack of paint damage over the indent was making me think that was how it was made too though

    no worries, pleasure to help any time dude.
    .
    The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
  • womack
    womack Posts: 566
    Lots of seat tubes have an indent where the front mech goes.

    Carry on cycling.

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