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• #2
It's your mom mate.
Show it to a pro.
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• #3
Fair point.
Know anyone?
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• #4
It's a plate of steel brazed on to the exposed end of the seat stay, not of massive critical importance, but does do something so worth fixing.
The repair can be done quite cheaply but will involve heat so you need to consider what you will do with the paint after.
PM me if you want it repaired.
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• #5
The folding bike has those parts folded over but not brazed or soldered. Not saying you shouldn't get it fixed, but the crappy old bike hasn't collapsed under me quite yet. The neurotic in me says you should go get that checked out by a pro - especially if it's not you riding it.
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• #6
Thanks all. Good to hear it's probably not a total write-off.
@coldharbour, the paint's pretty ratty all over, so I'll probably end up getting it re-sprayed. I'll be in touch about the repair.
Thanks again,
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its just an end cap, tap it back in to shape and stop any water or damp getting in to the frame - rusting it from the inside out. thats the worst that will happen
you would have to ride like a beast to get that to fail
I was stripping down my mum's old Dawes Galaxy mixte frame for a rebuild the other day when I noticed some damage to one of the seat stays. Looks like the stay's taken a knock at the tapered end and split open slightly. Does anyone know how much of an effect this will have on the frame's integrity or if it's easily/cheaply fixable?
More generally, does anyone know any good sources of information for judging the seriousness of damage to steel frames?
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