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UnoriginallyGeneric OP t1_j9yl81v wrote

Reply to comment by -originalusername-- in Hi, I inherited an exercise bike with a bent crossbeam. How can I repair it? by UnoriginallyGeneric

I have a friend who works in construction, I'll see if he has a spare piece of rebar available.

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-originalusername-- t1_j9zgoq4 wrote

I'm willing to bet rebar would bend. A piece of steel black pipe a couple feet long would probably do it. No idea what the cost of that is tho. A piece of angle iron would do it too.

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UnoriginallyGeneric OP t1_j9zj0ia wrote

I'm no expert, but why would rebar bend? Isnt that the stuff that they put in concrete when they make buildings?

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-originalusername-- t1_ja00utl wrote

It's a pretty soft steel. I think it's used more for tensile strength than for bending strength. It might work, it just looks like 1/4 inch tubing you're trying to bend back into shape.

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