Mark B
Zen MBB Master
Last night, I got tired of looking at my damaged Silvio and decided to see just how extensive the damage really was. The handlebar was definitely bent, that's no biggie. I thought the handlebar mount was bent, as well, but I think now that was an optical illusion. After I pulled the TFT apart, it appears to be pretty straight, if not perfectly straight. I'm going to put a square on it and see how it measures out. The fork, I really can't tell. It doesn't appear to be wrinkled anywhere and I cannot see any cracks. That's not to say they aren't there, but I sure can't see anything. It looks like the fork legs are thrust forward more than I thought they should be, but in comparing it to my new Silvio, I can't see any difference. I would really like to take that fork completely apart and examine it more closely. Is there any documentation that shows how it comes apart? It appears I will have to cut the star nut out, I assume. Other than that, it's a guessing game. The most damage I can see is really aesthetic. There are some pretty good gouges in the headset clamp/TFT adapter and some in the TFT. I played around with the Sharpie touch up paint trick and with that, you really have to look to see them. I've gone over and over the main frame and see no structural damage, but I'm going to look at it closer yet under really bright light. But, to this point, I have to say the bike is structurally very sound.
Mark
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