On the topic of cracks, my mate just stacked it and put a hairline crack in the head tube of his frame. Is aluminium repairable? I personally don't think it's worth pursuing because it's a cheap, not particularly special frame but he really likes it.
Possibly, I've seen it done but it depends on finding somewhere that will do it. Alu is really hard to work with for repairs. I seem to remember the last time I saw it done it wasn't by a bicycle company but some car restoration place.
On the topic of cracks, my mate just stacked it and put a hairline crack in the head tube of his frame. Is aluminium repairable? I personally don't think it's worth pursuing because it's a cheap, not particularly special frame but he really likes it.