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I'm probably going to bin the frame.
Don't you dare!
Seriously though, if you decide not to repair it I'd love to take it off you and do something with it.
I'd be willing to pay you, unfortunately I'm not in London or I'd offer to come collect it, but I'd pay you for shipping and pay you something for the frame too.
M_V
Well, for anyone who is interested, I met with brothers Vahrona this morning, awesome workshop and lovely, knowledgeable blokes.
I'm looking at complete replacement of drive side stays as Winston said he may also replace the non-driveside chainstay, as it's his belief that surly's crimping of the chain stays to allow for tyre/chainset clearance is what made the bend possible... So 270 for the repair...
(He did bend it back out in order to see if both sides were bent or just one, so I now could technically get a wheel in there and ride it, but he didn't think it would last long that way)
Then for Mario upstairs to respray is another 150...
Then, and this is the real clincher is think, these guys are so good (aka busy) that I'm looking at a couple of months... And 420 quid... On a 650 frame
All of this and then the import duty issue still outstanding, I'm probably going to bin the frame.
Which leads me to my next debate. Find another Straggler, or settle for a Kepler. But I'll start a new thread for that!