My best suggestion would be to send it back to the Strider guys. They will make it right for you. I sent mine for a minor front end alighnment and had dual thumb studs added also. I live in Maine. I sent it to them priority mail , they fixed it up and had it back in my hands ONE WEEK LATER!!! The only cost was for the shipping, and the new studs of course. That is damb impressive. You could most likley try to fix it up yourself, but why bother when they will do it better and warrenty the work to boot. Good luck. I DO love my GB!
Tank tough and good to look at.