Condor Potenza Frame Repair

Posted on Wed 1st, June 2016

• #1

brown5050
Some kids tried to nick my Condor Potenza at the weekend by levering it off the railings it was locked to with a Kryptonite D lock not far from the Chesham Arms in Hackney. They didn't succeed but the critters have ruined the frame... Its a custom made frame so am reluctant to bin it just like that, although its had a good innings of about 8 years. Can anyone recommend someone that might be able to fix it? The seat stay is almost but not entirely snapped. Potential for a new seat stay to be welded on? Cheers.

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• #2

sacredhart

Winston Vaz? (ex Roberts)
• #3

brown5050

Awesome. Thanks
• #4

GreatSince78

Here's Winston's website, looks likes new seat stay is £90...

http://www.varonha.co.uk/repairs/
• #5

brown5050

Thanks. I've sent him an email. He's currently on holiday so hopefully hear back in a week or so. Condor have said its unrepairable and do i want to buy a new frame! Let's see what Winston can do.. Cheers
• #6

yoav

Condor would say that as they no longer have a frame builder on site. They build their frames in Italy and it would be totally uneconomic to send it to their factory for repair.

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