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@Skant
Poor thing's been having a hard life…
Heard an odd noise from BB area while riding on Friday, subsequently quiet creaking occurred when under load. Took it apart to clean and regrease last night, expecting the noise to be coming from a slightly loosened chainring bolt or something. Put it back together and went to work today, noise still there/getting worse/requiring less power to make it happen. After properly cleaning around the BB area, noticed what looks to be a crack all the way around the weld where the seat-tube meats the BB.
Exhibits A & B:
What do we reckon? Cracked?
Have emailed Jacek, we'll see what he says. In the mean time I'm gonna head up to Talbot for a second opinion/option. Do they do repairs?