AC owners... need your help -"urgent"

[Fat_Ride]

I was just chilling out watching TV and noticed that my '03 AC has, what seems to be a dent in the right chainstay, kind of where the chainstay is merged out toward the rear derailluer... is this part of the frames design or is it a problem????
I did have the same bike back home but never remember noticing it, but then again I did have a chainstay protector on it.
Please let me know how yours is!!! I would get a photo but have no access to a digital camera right now.

This may not be a problem at all but I would like to know asap as I haven't ridden the bike yet and will take it back in to get checked out!!!

Cheers in advance!!!!!

 

[LordNikon]

I have an 02 AC and I think I can remember seeing that on there, looks like a slight kink from when the tube is bent.

I'll check it more closely when I get home though.

 

[bighitter]

Yeah, my 2003 AC1 had that aswell, part of the design i assume

 

[intense jonoooo]

itz part of the ac...my friends all have it...itz just the frame....

 

[CHEWY]

Yea its part of the design, if its what I'm thinking of its there to give the crank some clearence so it wont hit the chainstay.

 

[Dane]

Yea its part of the design, if its what I'm thinking of its there to give the crank some clearence so it wont hit the chainstay.

spot on... i remeber panicking when i got home after picking mine up... but its all good!

btw what year did giant bring out the fluid-formed frames? was it '03?

 

[bighitter]

yes it was

 

[Guest]

its for crank clearance peoples

 

[Fat_Ride]

Thanks guys... I checked around some pictures on some other sites and it does seem that it was meant to be there.... just worried when I saw it there, moreso for the hassles it was probably going to cause!!!