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Hi all,
I recently bought a bike that turned out to have a crack in the seat stay just below where it's brazed to the seat tube lug. It looks to have started on the side facing the seat tube and made its way around the tube in both directions. pics below. The crack isn't just to the paint.
The seller couldn't be a nicer guy and is willing to refund the bike but he has also suggested a stent repair of the seat stay. I had a quick google of stent repair but nothing came up in regards to frame repairs. From the results I can only assume that a stent repair is where another tube is inserted into the seatstay.
Has anyone had anything stent repaired and can comment? I'm worried about how long they might last.
Thanks
cv