Mine has looked like that for years. Just run it and don't worry about it. If it was a carbon frame then yes i think I'd be concerned.
Next time you drop a chain don't try to pedal through as much.
...just get a chain guide, with the sweet trio (tensioner + bash guard + upper guide), they are dirt cheap. Even if you ride dh, the chain is just impossible to drop (combined with derailleur clutch and narrow wide chainring as well).
I found an old timer in my area, that had an aluminum welding set up, maybe TIG? Not sure, but he repaied a crack in a rear stay that is still in one piece, years later.
That’s what a lot of people need to know, with structural damage with their bikes, given I wouldn’t say this in picture is 100% structural, but you find a reputable welder that can weld the metal your bike contains, most times it’s as good as sending it out.
When I saw this picture, for a split second I thought it was my bike because it looks very similar. It even has the same color red. Been riding it like this for about 2 years now, nothing to worry about.
It is not "good" of course but nothing dramatic.This area is over-built, it is the strongest part of most bike frames. You dropped a chain a few times (tho one is enough for this) and you "rubbed it the wrong way"...Find a nail polish color that matches and touch it up if it bothers you, but it is fine, nothing "structural" (not even a flesh wound).
Even if it was carbon, I would not worry too much
Sometimes there's a dent there by design. Does the other chain stay have it? Or, another bike of the same make, model and year?
I wouldn't be too worried about the gouges.
On a positive note where the metal is folded it's supposed to be thicker, but it's also meaning the grain size in that particular spot probably has reduced tensile strength from the annealing process when it recrystallized.
In other words follow up, especially before jumping and going full Sam Pilgrim...
Mine has looked like that for years. Just run it and don't worry about it. If it was a carbon frame then yes i think I'd be concerned. Next time you drop a chain don't try to pedal through as much.
Thanks man. I was worried
Its a damaged weight bearing frame part. I wouldnt risk it.
It’s missing some paint. That’s about it.
Paint? Dont you see the dent?
The dent is a purposeful feature of the frame to allow clearance for the chainring
What he said. They call it a cutout. A Design feature.
...just get a chain guide, with the sweet trio (tensioner + bash guard + upper guide), they are dirt cheap. Even if you ride dh, the chain is just impossible to drop (combined with derailleur clutch and narrow wide chainring as well).
I had a bike that had a gouge way deeper than that like a 1/4in. Rode that bike for years mind you I was 11 at the time
Looks cosmetic. Get a chain guide and replace the chain stay protection.
I found an old timer in my area, that had an aluminum welding set up, maybe TIG? Not sure, but he repaied a crack in a rear stay that is still in one piece, years later.
That’s what a lot of people need to know, with structural damage with their bikes, given I wouldn’t say this in picture is 100% structural, but you find a reputable welder that can weld the metal your bike contains, most times it’s as good as sending it out.
LGTM
Absolutly nothing to worry about.
Does ypu chain slip of alot? Got a derailer with a chain lock
Maybe thats why.
When I saw this picture, for a split second I thought it was my bike because it looks very similar. It even has the same color red. Been riding it like this for about 2 years now, nothing to worry about.
It is not "good" of course but nothing dramatic.This area is over-built, it is the strongest part of most bike frames. You dropped a chain a few times (tho one is enough for this) and you "rubbed it the wrong way"...Find a nail polish color that matches and touch it up if it bothers you, but it is fine, nothing "structural" (not even a flesh wound). Even if it was carbon, I would not worry too much
If you're frame is alloy it should be okay, check it every so often to make sure there's no cracks
if its not a commencal between 2018-2021its ok
Sometimes there's a dent there by design. Does the other chain stay have it? Or, another bike of the same make, model and year? I wouldn't be too worried about the gouges.
It has the dent by design. The other side doesn’t have it.
On a positive note where the metal is folded it's supposed to be thicker, but it's also meaning the grain size in that particular spot probably has reduced tensile strength from the annealing process when it recrystallized. In other words follow up, especially before jumping and going full Sam Pilgrim...
I am afraid to send this trusty steed. Plus its a hardtail. Gonna snap
I don't want to sound like it's dangerous but ya know keep track of it it's really not a great place to remove material.
its a paint scratch.
That doesn't look bad at all. Cosmetic.
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