South East London frame repair needed

Posted on Wed 18th, April 2012

• #1

dglshrn
Hi, can anyone suggest where I could get this crack in my seatstay fixed? I don't care about cosmetics, so if it's something that could be fixed in an auto shop then so be it.
It goes all the way through but is very, very small. Still, it's a touring frame so I don't want to risk it with a load.
I have no idea what the frame is, but is 531 with Columbus dropouts, beautiful lug work. It's actually a cm or so too big for me so might make it into a laidback cruiser/tourer with town/porteur bars but that's a story for another day.
I've tried id'ing the frame before, even emailing Holdsworth, Mercian etc etc with no luck. Vaidas said I should take it up to Ted James but honestly can't be arsed to try and sort that out.

BB is also stripped on non-drive side so I'm not even sure if the repair is worth it.

CHECK DOZE LUGS!

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• #2

dglshrn

Oh, and that rust is just surface rust from where I Nitromorsed to check for more cracks.
• #3

chief_scrutter

http://www.oakcycles.com/
• #4

dglshrn

£85 for a single seat stay repair is probably than the frame is worth though, tbh!

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