travel dings

[redandblack]

hey, I'm a newbie here. I ride a Y2K Specialized Hardrock FS. I pulled my bike out of the cellar a month ago and noticed that it had a whole bunch of little chips in the upper bar of the frame. I think its due to throwing the bike into station wagons and trunks of cars.

I was curious If their is some way to hide/cover these chips, or would the only possibility be to replace the frame?

 

[MtnBikerChk]

Is it purely cosmetic damage or will it affect the integrity of the frame? if it's cosmetic, you can have it professionally repainted (but on a HardRock, I'd just suck it up). If it weakens the frame, repalce it.

 

[redandblack]

Is it purely cosmetic damage or will it affect the integrity of the frame? if it's cosmetic, you can have it professionally repainted (but on a HardRock, I'd just suck it up). If it weakens the frame, repalce it.

I think its just cosmetics for right now. I guess I'll have to live with it for the time being.

luckily my dad's just got a bike rack for his car, so I can transport it with that.