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yoav: "If there's rust there, how much more is hidden under the powdercoating?"
Yeah, I'm not sure how much, it's anyone's guess really!
gereonb: Looks very much like the whole stay will need replacing, best to do both at the same time. I guess water gathered in the bottom of the stay and could not get out (possibly due to the powder coating).
I will take the frame off your hands in exchange for a small sum if you can ship to Belgium.
Sounds extreme, & expensive :( If I sell it, I'll keep you in mind. How much is a "small sum"?
Alkali: can you wrap it in a tin can and wrap that with multiple jubilee clips?
I'm not sure man, it's pretty close to the dropout, I'd feel safer riding it if the rust was cut out or removed.
Butters: That's dead. Maybe it rusted from the inside out. You will need to get a new seat stay I reckon. I don't know anyone in Berlin I'm afraid, but there must be someone!
Yeah it looks like it rusted from the inside out, there was a small hole drilled in the frame (for what reason, I have no idea) maybe water was gathering in there?
Thanks all for your comments, it's a real bummer, maybe there's a cheap option to get it nastily fixed & it will just have to be a beater.