Crack in Head Tube

Posted on Sat 17th, March 2012

• #1

robin_shepherd
I've found a small crack in my head tube of my Batavus Professional frame (see attached picture). I had a search around the site and couldn't find any appropriate answers for this particular problem...

So obviously I don't want to smash my face in so looking to get it fixed asap. Just wondering if anyone has any advice on the issue. My questions are:

Can I get it welded? Or will the weld just make the surrounding area too brittle?
If welding is not the way to go should I get the head tube replaced. If so can anyone recommend any where which is good/cheapish?

Any help would be much appreciated.

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• #2

moog

Ryan at Oak Cycles (http://www.oakcycles.com/) does repairs, I'm sure he could advise on how best to fix it.

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