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Damn, no room. I though there was space before but the weld comes right to the headset cup. Thanks though!
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Sorry if it has seemed like I have been ignoring everyone's advice, I really appreciate all the help.
I understand that it is well known that aluminium can suddenly break once it has a stress fracture, but where I'm coming from is the fact that there are probably thousands of people cycling around with tiny cracks like the one seen here that will never notice them, not everyone with an aluminium bike carries out routine inspections of their frame(in fact I would say hardly anyone does).
Also, I haven't been able to find one account online of an aluminium head tube that failed on a road bike. There is a lot less stress on the head tube than on other areas of the bike such as the down tube, chainstays & seat stays. Plus the fact that sudden catastrophic failures are extremely rare and as Sheldon Brown said head tube failures are relatively unheard of. That's why I have been reluctant to accept that it is a write off.
And now of course I feel like keeping it again after typing all of that! (But I won't)
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Yes I think I will.
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Here it is without the paint:
It's a little smaller than it may have seemed, but I suppose the whole sudden death thing is still on the cards.
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why the hell try and sell it to someone else?
are you stupid, a troll or just have no regard for others safety?
I would obviously sell it as a damaged frame. In good condition these frames go for 400 quid second hand, somebody might want to repair this one. I was just asking.
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Nice.
Would it be worth putting the frame up on Ebay or a classifieds site? Seems a shame to junk such a pretty piece of metal.
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Aghhhhh. I'm torn! Such a light frame! It's yellow! Might be able to get some cash back by selling parts and then turn it into a shrine...
By the way would a hose clamp actually help save it? Looks like I could fit two on under the weld.
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"Head tube failure is just about unknown" being some key info here. In contrast to the hundreds of other posters who say a crack in the head tube means catastrophic failure. If the actual chances of it failing are low then I am willing to risk cycling it but of course I will do more research and keep an eye out for a new frame.
I'm not sure how to go about drilling as the crack forks at the end. I suppose it would have to be 2 holes in line with eachother, one at the tip of each fork.