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jono84
So I've been depressed about the Donohue. Before I got it repainted, I noticed a bit of rust in the tubes, but thought it was probably wasn't too bad. Now with that crack, I'm not sure it's worth the hassle. Basically, as I see it, if that's happened there, then I can't see why it wouldn't happen to any of the other tubes in the next six months. So simply getting that one tube fixed/replaced isn't really going to work. I've got some great use out of it, perhaps it is time to say goodbye to that frame. It was my first road frame, I got over twelve & a half thousand miles out of it, three tours (outer Hebrides, Pyrenees & Swiss/Italian alps) & a lot of fun.
In the meantime, @TM has flogged me a GT Force frame, which I built up this morning while in a bunch of meetings I only really needed to listen in (WFH does have its perks sometimes). Pretty much all the way there except I underestimated the stack height of the headset while looking at what forks I had available (am about 30mm short :( ), so am after something with a longer steerer. Anyone got a 1" road fork with a ~250mm steerer knocking about?
I've had one of these frames before briefly - always found the triple triangle cool - but it was way too small for me so sold it on. Looking forward to riding this.