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Great that she is ok and the frame took most of the impact.
Something that came to mind when looking at the photo of the downtube damage: I wonder if the dynamo routing hole played a part in focusing the failure at that location, and whether that relates to where the tube butting thickness changes? It might've interesting to see what the tube looks like cut in half longitudinally.
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In other related news, Mrs. Legs crashed her bike at speed straight into a massive gate while we were out on a 200km DIY.
Thankfully she was totally fine which is a minor miracle given how spectacular the crash looked. Given the crumpling on the frame, it appears the bike took most of the impact.
The bike has been given a look over at our LBS and - surprise, surprise! - the frame and fork are a write off but thankfully everything else is ok including the front Son dyno wheel.
The frame has been stripped and will be dropped off to the frame builder who will remove the top tube, downtube and headtube, and replace them with new tubes. We did consider replacing the external 1 1/8 headtube with an internal tapered one but that would mean replacing the Hope headset and Son hub, not to mention bumping the cost up significantly.
She’ll probably get it powder coated after the repairs. Mint and lemon seem to be strong contenders at the moment.
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