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A question to frame vendors/repair shops regarding Standard bykes custom
@ss4oLe:
Either way, really.
metalbmxer:
so they fixed it and now you wont ride it?
In all seriousness, even if it is off by a hair still, why does it matter? just ride the thing and destroy!
cmc4130:
--- Quote from: G on March 30, 2015, 05:45:11 AM ---. . .
I would echo the recommendation that you find a bike shop (or builder) that can check it for you and put a definite number on the flaw and go from there.
--- End quote ---
I agree. You need to measure it with precision, not take photos of it--because all photos will be distorted based on perspective/lens etc.
Plus, it's important to measure in the spots where it counts (where your wheel is, where the cranks are, etc.) A frame does not have to be mirror image perfect if all the critical points are in fact in alignment. When he says it fit the jig perfectly, that's what it means, right? (I don't know, I've never built a frame myself).
Although I clearly understand the need for the utmost precision on an expensive custom frame, I also think a key question is whether it affects the ride or the visual aesthetics. If the issue is undetectable by normal visual inspection AND undetectable while riding . . . . . . . well, whatever.....
@ss4oLe:
Or just put it together and ride the piss out of it....
TpeHep:
Just to clarify..
--- Quote from: metalbmxer on April 07, 2015, 05:14:29 PM ---so they fixed it and now you wont ride it?
In all seriousness, even if it is off by a hair still, why does it matter? just ride the thing and destroy!
--- End quote ---
No, the frame is not fixed.
--- Quote from: cmc4130 on April 07, 2015, 06:11:59 PM ---
--- Quote from: G on March 30, 2015, 05:45:11 AM ---. . .
I would echo the recommendation that you find a bike shop (or builder) that can check it for you and put a definite number on the flaw and go from there.
--- End quote ---
I agree. You need to measure it with precision, not take photos of it--because all photos will be distorted based on perspective/lens etc.
Plus, it's important to measure in the spots where it counts (where your wheel is, where the cranks are, etc.) A frame does not have to be mirror image perfect if all the critical points are in fact in alignment. When he says it fit the jig perfectly, that's what it means, right? (I don't know, I've never built a frame myself).
Although I clearly understand the need for the utmost precision on an expensive custom frame, I also think a key question is whether it affects the ride or the visual aesthetics. If the issue is undetectable by normal visual inspection AND undetectable while riding . . . . . . . well, whatever.....
--- End quote ---
Sure it won't be perfect, but the issue is quite detectable by normal visual inspection - that's how i detected it in first place. Images are given for visual representation rather than to define amount of distortion. And somehow, despite different
angles of camera, distortion is always the same, to same direction, so i wouldn't blame lens.
String on linked video is attached to spots that count. And i'm not worried much about aesthetical part.
If i can find a shop that could give precision numbers, i will sure ask them to check this, just for interest.
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