can this be repaired?
03-06-07, 10:28 AM
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can this be repaired?
ive also posted this in frame building
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...9095&rd=1&rd=1
i am considering buying this. i know i can have track ends put on,but can i have the seat stays repaired?
if so, how much would a repaire like thiat usually go for?
https://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...9095&rd=1&rd=1
i am considering buying this. i know i can have track ends put on,but can i have the seat stays repaired?
if so, how much would a repaire like thiat usually go for?
03-06-07, 10:37 AM
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haven't you seen the new pinarellos?
'curvy' stays are the new studded belt.
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'curvy' stays are the new studded belt.
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03-06-07, 10:40 AM
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I was tempted to chime and say yes, but I'm not a framebuilder.
I would worry what else has been damaged, for example the chain stays may be toast as well. I'd guess a repair is going to get close to 2 bills + the price of new paint. But again, I know next to nothing about frame building.
I would worry what else has been damaged, for example the chain stays may be toast as well. I'd guess a repair is going to get close to 2 bills + the price of new paint. But again, I know next to nothing about frame building.
03-06-07, 10:52 AM
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I'd also say email IF, but I wouldn't buy it. That thing got hit HARD, you could redo the rear triangle but there could be a lot of other stuff going on. Maybe if I could see it in person, but not over ebay.
03-06-07, 12:48 PM
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IF won't do it, or I knew they didn't do repairs like that back in 2002.
You would have to have someone cut out the old tubes and weld bead, then reweld new stays on. It's not plug-n-play like lugged frames.
Plus, you're rewelding on top of metal that's already been heat affected which is going to be significantly less strong than the original weld. Pass, unless you're gonna make a tall bike that will really make people cringe.
You would have to have someone cut out the old tubes and weld bead, then reweld new stays on. It's not plug-n-play like lugged frames.
Plus, you're rewelding on top of metal that's already been heat affected which is going to be significantly less strong than the original weld. Pass, unless you're gonna make a tall bike that will really make people cringe.
03-06-07, 12:56 PM
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The seller is lying. That bike was driven into a frigging garage. Please tell me how on earth that would've happened in "shipping".
Don't buy into other people's problems. It's not worth it.
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03-06-07, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by operator
Please tell me how on earth that would've happened in "shipping".
03-06-07, 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by prof2k
you obviously don't have much experience with UPS
03-06-07, 01:46 PM
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I don't think it was a garage hit, there is no paint damage around the bend in the stays, and it doesn't even really look like the bike was ever built up.
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03-06-07, 05:22 PM
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It's funny that he recommends insurance. Are we worried about it arriving damaged?
03-06-07, 05:26 PM
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i don't know... i get "warning bells" in my head just by looking at the thing. save yourself the trouble.
03-06-07, 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by fix
It's funny that he recommends insurance. Are we worried about it arriving damaged?
