Bent wheelchair frame?

[jimnms]

How does a titanium wheelchair frame get bent? I mentioned in my post (http://carecure.org/forum/showpost.php?p=219777) in Life that the VR assistive tech girl and the wheelchair vender came by my house today to check out my chair and let me try out a different chair back. He checked out the front casters and everything, but the left caster sits about ¼" off the ground when I'm not in it.

It had gradually gotten worse over time. I first noticed the chair pulling to the left, then I noticed that when I leaned forward I could spin the back right tire without moving. A few days ago I noticed when I back up and turn around, the front left caster doesn't even touch the ground.

Is this a common thing? I've had this chair just over 2 years, and I'm trying to get a new one and they're telling me this one isn't old enough to justify a new chair. Now that they know the frame is bent, it looks like I might get a new chair now.

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[jd87]

my quickie GPV manual chair does the same thing. It isn't noticeable on carpet, but if i lean all the way onto my lap, reaching for the floor, my left/rear tire doesn't touch the floor. and if i am sitting in something else, i can see my chair on a smooth floor, one of my casters does not touch the ground. My chair is over 6 years old, me being at least the third owner. I take my chair through some pretty nasty spots that could bend the frame: logs, gravel, mud, curbs, ditches, bistanders....etc...etc. places that before my accident, i had no idea a wheelchair could go.
my chair is aluminum, again: 6+ years old, but it doesn't matter what kind of metal it is, it will still bend/flex. my bent chair hasn't caused me any problems, but i don't know, i guess a chair could get bent so bad that it would be unuseable.