Potential Silly Question - Silly Answers will not be tolerated

Hey guys,

So I noticed some holes under the chainstays on a new used frame of mine. I've read that frames have holes in them to help release gasses during welding. The only reason I ask is that I discovered the same diameter hole in my last frame (underneath top tube) exactly where the frame cracked and I came tumbling to the ground. Is someone at my office sabotaging my bikes or is all still well with the world?

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Steel worms. You'll need to call the council.

https://youtu.be/z5rRZdiu1UE

it looks like an older style bike
that is the hole for miasma, foul aires's and contagion to escape from

Does that mean it needs to be buried in the plague pits of South London?

wouldn't be a bad idea james

either that or a drainage hole to let water out of the frame if it's ridden in wet conditions

the rear of the chainstay is normally higher than the BB.

Put on a downhill fork to compensate.

do u even wheelie bro

Emigrate to Australia, it's all upside down there.

Someone at your work is probably trying to kill you-that hole is too large and too oddly placed to be a frame builders; the one on your top tube confirms it.

Do any of your colleagues have cause for lingering resentment? Did you get a promotion? Do you suck up to the team leader and make others look bad? Do any of them have a squint? Do you have a squint? Do you dry your socks on your computer monitor, breath noisily, talk with your mouth full or relentlessly chew gum with your mouth open? Do you read Unilad, the Daily Mail or think it's ok to vocally observe to your colleagues that the CEO's teen daughter 'looks like a right slag'? Do you huffily ask for advice about minor things and then proceed to not listen to it or immediately write it off with a smirk? Does your desk sport really ugly portraits or your loved ones all over it? Do you daily eat egg salad sandwiches AT YOUR DESK then spend the rest of the afternoon releasing the consequences into a small, communal office area? Do you make a point of talking noisily to your mates on the phone and try to sound as cool as you can as if anyone gives a fuck what you get up to on your weekends? Do you think that Boiler Room is actually cool? Do you decline the offer of a cake with histrionics about how much sugar there is or how you're 'on a diet'? Do you have an annoying face? Do you have an annoying laugh? Do you think that you're a special case? Do you vote Tory? Do you go surfing in Cornwall with friends called 'Quentin' 'Kingsley' and 'Frederick' but relentlessly call each other 'bro' in between nick names like 'Kingo' 'Quantum' and 'Fredster', then go home to the bo-ho styled flat in Islington that your parents bought you when you were 21 to moan about gentrification and the facetiousness of the Graun?

If the answer to any of these is 'Yes' then I'm sorry but you probably don't have long to live.

Speed holes.

a lot of frame builders put their heart and soul into their work .... how do you think those items are inserted ... huh ?

^^ This is right. They whistle at a high 'E', if you go fast enough.

And though the holes were rather small
They had to count them all
Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall

the rear of the chainstay is normally higher than the BB.

You still need the holes at the rear so the water drains quickly under acceleration, as that is when the extra weight has the greatest effect.

Holes, dug by little moles,
Angry jealous spies,
got telephones for eyes...

Drillium?

Looking at the picture I think I see your problem.

The soft black triangle part or "anal platform" needs to be pointing upwards. You should also be able to locate two large round components or "spin circles". These should be touching the floor. Some riders remove them to save weight but I don't recommend this.

If you push and release the bike and it goes forwards for a bit, then falls over, you've fixed the problem.

it's the subject of the first programme of the new e4 series " when internal cable routing for the rear brake goes bad "

or part 2 of jdmitch's how to fuck up rear dropouts series

Some, more than others, have put more effort into their responses, and I appreciate that.

Will assume all is still well with the world!

Thanks all!

Big mistake..