Gerry Attrick
Lincolnshire Mountain Rescue Consultant
Over The Hill said:Does the lack of a bit if cosmetic smoothing stop the bike serving its function?
In a perfect world we all have lovely bikes, but in the real world is it not better that the kid has a cheap bike rather than not have a bike because he cannot afford it?
If they allow a cosmetically poor bike out of the factory which is plain for customers to see, what horrors lurk where they can't see? In addition, poorly executed joints are easily stressed and may fail suddenly.
However, I am not convinced that damage has not occurred at some time, maybe by a previous owner?