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Pierce shaft-drive question.

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KansasJack

Look Ma, No Hands!
I came across a Pierce shaft drive bicycle for sale but it appears that the seat stays are in bad shape. The bike is listed in “poor” condition. Any way to salvage it?
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Replaceable if you can find one-Nice wallhanger if you can get it at that price
Front fork looks bent as well
 
I'm no expert by a long shot but it seems like a good deal.

Was it rear ended? Those can probably be heated and reformed. The forks look bent too from a collision, not unusual with old bikes. My Pierce had S shaped forks when I found it. Good luck.
 
Yeah, I noticed the forks as well. I’m not sure if I’ll put a bid on it yet. I’m afraid it might be more work than I’m willing to spend money on. The seat stay issue might be a deal-breaker, plus one of the auction pics also shows missing screws in the crank housing.
 
that was a big disadvantage to chainless bikes, any damage to the frame and the rear wheel/sprocket became misaligned.
 
use the body shop dent puller that welds a short rod onto the metal after you have cleaned it down to the bare metal you will need to heat the tube up to glowing state then i would use my dent puller to slide hammer the tubes back into as close to a round shape as i could get it then tap it back round with a body hammer .you will need to repeat this process as many times as needed its time consuming work so do not be in a hurry first thing any good tool and die maker learns is patience before anything else <ps try to keep all your fingers >
 
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