Would you buy a bike with this fault? TNT damaged this fork dropout and now I'm having a complete nightmare sourcing a replacement fork because I'm not prepared to sell a bike with a dropout that has been straightened and therefore bent, twice. Bending aluminium work-hardens it and I reckon the dropout would be weakened and liable to snap under repeated stresses from road shock. Am I making a rod for my own back? Would you ride a bike with a straightened dropout? Should I just advertise it as such and let the buyer decide? How about if I just fitted an aftermarket carbon fork, either in black or sprayed the same red? 1 - I Ebayed it and the buyer's idiot wife signed for it in "good condition" despite the obvious damage to the box so initially TNT refused to pay out. In the end after some discussion they compensated me 195, which is what they would have paid (15 a kilo x 13 kilos) under RHA rules had she signed for it as damaged. Not wanting a big battle with the buyer who was hopping mad, and with Ebay and Paypal being heavily weighted in favour of the buyer I refunded him and took the bike back. Stupid perhaps but I couldn't face the stress. 2 - I've already straightened the dropout so as to test ride the bike. I would ride that. Even if it snapped off where it is bent the weight is transferred into the