Is this thing serious?
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Is this thing serious?
At the suggestion of the folks in the C&V forum I'm posting here about a question on a steel frame I just picked up. I noticed this on the headlug https://www.flickr.com/photos/7749984...7629512866012/. The photo is of the topside of the downtube.
Is this thing serious? or is it from just twenty years of use......
Is this thing serious? or is it from just twenty years of use......
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I assume you are talking about the stretch marks and light rust in the paint. Really hard to tell from here. Looks like the lug was under-filled at the head tube, which is rare in a Japanese bike. OTOH, the didn't build a lot of frames that small as far as I know. I guess I would be at least mildly concerned about that frame.
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As is often the case, removing the paint would give another layer of info. Doing so without marring the surface in a manor that would disturb the evidence is better still. Andy.