It's broke

Jubilee Clip ?
:)

bailer twine

you can fix pretty much anything with bailer twine

Yeah, its broke at the brazing so it may well be pretty easy to fix it as a short term thing at least, the frame is pretty ancient so i doubt it'll stay together for that much longer anyway. Still, I got 2 years good riding out of it, and if I get it patched up it'll probably keep going for a little bit longer.

I was gonna get a new frame sometime anyway, just I was kinda hoping to keep this old beast on the road as well.

@ plantini - pointing out a spelling error on my part, at least you posted something marginally useful this time ;)

@ the people who think old frames are more prone to break - unless they have been previously damaged a well made steel frame is quite capable of lasting much longer than your sorry ass. AGE doesnt make a frame weak,... (there is no best before date on a well made steel frame)

I can't help but feel that almost 50% of posts on this forum are extremely unhelpful.
And no doubt ill get some flaming for posting this reply too.

As for the frame breakage I would either get it repaired or get a new frame.
The fact that the frame has snapped in that place could indicate that it will snap in other places too due to age.

Well, if you're going to say something like that, you should at least make a useful comment yourself! :) Saying 'get it repaired or get a new frame' doesn't make it useful, you should have included framebuilders/cheap places to get replacement frames. :)

I can't help but feel that almost 50% of posts on this forum are extremely unhelpful.

Seeing as it's only cost you six days of your life to date, if you really think that this is the case, why not cut your losses now?
Either that or attempt to redress the balance.
Hope this was of use...

If 50% of the posts on this forum are useful, then it's doing 100% better than 99% of the Internet.

OK people, time to calm down, it was just an off-hand post about a crack in my frame (and my thumb), I wasn't asking for a debate on the Internet as a whole :-)

The internet is purely a vechile to introduce all to Raptile.
Check it out. youporn.com

yeah, you lot need to lose the attitude and just ride

And no doubt ill get some flaming for posting this reply too.

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^ Thanks for your help...
;-)

looks like the chainstay broke to me, either that or there was a lot of brazing there

hey frame builder! thats a seat stay! durhh

is it a track frame???

is it a track frame???

More like a crack frame...

As for the frame breakage I would either get it repaired or get a new frame...

cant think of any other options apart from those two

sorry, but that statement is extremely unhelpful

raptile is so wrong.

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I admit the fact that I contradicted myself but I belive that this is a useful piece of info.

The fact that the frame has snapped in that place could indicate that it will snap in other places too due to age.

I was just trying to give advice, unlike some people who are just posting.. well lets say strange suggestions :)
Wasn't trying to pick at anyone, perhaps this forum is just different to ones im used to.

You've been on here since 2nd Sep.. you have no idea how strange our suggestions can get.
This ain't no bikeradar, chum.

blankface you aint bin nowhere till youve had the piss ripped out of you on this forum

rubs hands together

No, not in excitement and the pending destruction of this poor soul's confidence.. it helps the chamois butter spread..