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Crap! Only thing I can think of is can you see it moving or opening up when you try and put pressure on it?
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Thanks for the advise! I just tried it and the crack wasn't opening even when i felt the tubes flexing (mostly in the bb area). I used a marker to mark the ends of the crack and will keep an eye on it to see whether it's getting bigger. Given that the chrome was in a somewhat tatty condition in some places, I figure (read hope) it could be superficial.
I guess it also means less skiddyskiddy and more frontbrakybraky :(
p.s. I checked the photos that I took when the frame arrived and the crack was already there so my skidding didn't make it worse...
Sig_Arlecchino
I made a rather unsettling discovery a couple days ago. There seems to be a (superficial?) crack on the DS chainstay. The crack isn't longer than what can be seen in the photo i.e. it's not on the inner side of the chainstay. Any ideas how to determine if it's just a superficial hairline fracture in the chrome or whether it's something to worry about?