Can you get a pic from a bit closer? Forum uploader has had its way with this one… Also, what’s the fat black line?Crack or just a scratch? @Dales Cannon, @SummitFever any other wielders on here?
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That black mark?Crack or just a scratch? @Dales Cannon, @SummitFever any other wielders on here?
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Can you get a pic from a bit closer? Forum uploader has had its way with this one… Also, what’s the fat black line?
The sharp point on the right on the black line has me a little nervous…
Horizontal one, was a lot darker earlier so it might be oxidising.The more vertical mark or more horizontal one?
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Yeah the closer photo it's starting to look like a scratch. Took me by surprise this morning because I looked down and there it was.My wielding skills are limited to cricket bats, but that horizontal mark across the weld does not look like a crack from the second photo you posted.
Did it really change from that dark black colour in the first photo to the light grey in your second one?Horizontal one, was a bit darker earlier so it might be oxidising.
A bit darker? I thought Trump took a sharpie to it maybe.Horizontal one, was a lot darker earlier so it might be oxidising.
Yeah on the trail this morning it was the colour from the first photo. Just took the other photo a few minutes ago (3hrs difference) and it's now light grey.Did it really change from that dark black colour in the first photo to the light grey in your second one?
Yeah fixed the post, it's a lot darker. That was the colour this morning.A bit darker? I thought Trump took a sharpie to it maybe.
Yeah closer inspection and the colour change it looks pretty clear. The dark colour took me by surprise and made me think crack.Scratch as others say.
They typical use the cloth type emery paper to give the frame its final buffed look. Look like they’ve hit that spot with the grinder beforehand though so it hasn’t got polished up in the final stage. Good trick for checking for cracks is to spray a little isopropyl alcohol on the suspect area and watch how the liquid flashes (dries) off. If it stays wet around/seeps out of the crack after the rest has flashed off, not good. If it dries at a similar pace - should be okay.Looks like where someone has hit the weld while doing the wire bush finish, it's taken a small gouge out of the surface of the weld.
It appeared this morning as I had the bike out last night and didn't see it. Trying to think what could have done a scratch like that with out me noticing.They typical use the cloth type emery paper to give the frame its final buffed look. Look like they’ve hit that spot with the grinder beforehand though so it hasn’t got polished up in the final stage. Good trick for checking for cracks is to spray a little isopropyl alcohol on the suspect area and watch how the liquid flashes (dries) off. If it stays wet around/seeps out of the crack after the rest has flashed off, not good. If it dries at a similar pace - should be okay.