Well, I just committed the ultimate vintage bike sin: driving my car into a parking structure and forgetting I had my '85 Trek 760 strapped onto the roof-rack. You can imagine my instant realization and anguish when I heard the crash.
I'm hoping that the frame actually made it through the trauma with only minor damage. Apparently the front of the bike made it under the structure and the nose of the saddle took the impact, which caused the front fork blades to pull free from the rack's quickrelease. From a cursory inspection, the only apparent damage is that the fork blades are a little askew.
I'm asking the CR group for referrals for a framebuilder who would be able to assess the frame damage and, if salvageable, make the necessary realignment or repair. My preference would be someone in the So Cal area (I'm in Pasadena), but I'd consider shipping the frame out of state.
Bill Silverman
rsilvercat@earthlink.net
Pasadena, CA, USA