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@The_Seldom_Killer
Don't really even need to get a bike shop to do the work. On the Bryan Chapman Memorial 600k audax in 2011, Gary Broad's chainstay snapped. He wandered into the closest town and managed to find a garage that were able to fire up a forge and make a repair within the time buffer that he had accumulated of a couple of hours. He was able to complete the ride within the time limit and continued riding the bike for several months afterwards.
See if there's any competent steel workers in your area.