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Hi
I've got a 22.5" holdsworth 531 frame that had any unfortunate accident with a minicab. The headtube has cracked along the line of the headtube/downtube lugging. Check the pix. The crack is about 270 degrees the circumference of the tube. I've had quotes from various places to get it repaired but all they're well out out my poor man's budget. So before I skip/recycle it, does anyone here want it? It's free, you just need to come and collect it from Archway/Crouch End. Cheers. -
thanks for the tips. I'll be on the phone to Witcomb today...
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Afternoon...
My Holdsworth Corsair and I recently had an unfortunate entanglement with a Minicab on Holloway Road. At the time, the 'incident' appeared innocuous, just a few nicks to top tube paintwork, but it appears that it may have also caused a crack on the head tube, as now a large one has appeared near the bottom lugs of the tube and opened it up like a can of beans. It's (arguably) now unsafe to ride, not to mention scary-looking, so it'll need replacing. Gutted.
so... before I post the bike to Bob Jackson, Dave Yates or Argos or someone out in shires, can anyone recommend a place that repairs frames in or around London? I believe that a certain Mr Vaz does frame repairs, but is his workmanship up to scratch (like his paintjobs?) Is there anywhere else?
Cheers.
t's a Holdsworth Corsair from the late 80s/early 90s, so no classic I'm afraid, but it rode real nice. I don't remember the lugging being compromised, but I'll double check tonight.
It's be great if someone could restore, bastardize or use for spare steel, but I do realise that at some point there's nothing else you can realistically do....