I was working on my bike in the garage the other night, just doing routine maintenance. I finished-up and took the bike off the stand and leaned it up against the workbench. My two dogs were outside the back door of the garage whining to come in (you can probably already see where I'm going with this) so I let them in. Anyway, I turned around to do something and I hear a "crash". Titan, my 120 pound Olde English Bulldogge, had tipped my CAAD 5 C'dale over and the top tube struck a 4" x 4" wood post. I ran over to take a look and sure enough the top tube was scratched-up and there was a small dent where it hit the post. DAMMIT! I could've killed my dog! It's a brand new frame.
I used some of this "G27" (or something like that) scratch remover that my wife had purchased to remove scratches from her car (maybe you've seen the infomercial? ) and amazingly, it took the scratches right out! So that was pretty cool. But I have a small dent in my top tube. I'm thinking that it's just aesthetic but I wanted to see what you guys thought.
The dent is maybe 1/2"-3/4" long and about 1/4" wide (the top tube hit the corner of a wood post if you can picture it) and about 1/4" deep. It's located on the right side of the top tube about midway between the head tube and seat tube. Will it have any structural impact on the thin-walled aluminum frame? Do you think there's anything to worry about aside from aesthetics?
I was beside myself and my wife just doesn't get it. She was like; "it's just a little dent, so what?" So I guess half the reason I'm posting is because I know you guys will understand my anguish!
I used some of this "G27" (or something like that) scratch remover that my wife had purchased to remove scratches from her car (maybe you've seen the infomercial? ) and amazingly, it took the scratches right out! So that was pretty cool. But I have a small dent in my top tube. I'm thinking that it's just aesthetic but I wanted to see what you guys thought.
The dent is maybe 1/2"-3/4" long and about 1/4" wide (the top tube hit the corner of a wood post if you can picture it) and about 1/4" deep. It's located on the right side of the top tube about midway between the head tube and seat tube. Will it have any structural impact on the thin-walled aluminum frame? Do you think there's anything to worry about aside from aesthetics?
I was beside myself and my wife just doesn't get it. She was like; "it's just a little dent, so what?" So I guess half the reason I'm posting is because I know you guys will understand my anguish!