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Thuekr
Scilly.Suffolk
@MCamb
Been riding my beaten up Lejeune as a commuter steed, and a small crack on the top tube has caught my eye.. Didn't look great and since I've seen it I can swear I hear a grinding sound going up hills or really cranking it... Definitely just being paranoid though.
I took it round to Winston Vaz who agrees it's certainly suspect. He's offered to replace the top tube in the same tubing (653 o.s) for a good price.
Debating whether it's worth it, and if I did get it done should I have the whole thing repainted? Or just varnish over the repair.
On a side note getting the top tube replaced will also fix a big dent, which isn't worth fixing on its own.
Anyway, not sure what to do. Any opinions? May just leave it and see if it propogates further round the tube.