Originally Posted by
jimc101
Looking at the pictures on your link, I would scrap that frame, if the fork failed due to that much corrosion, the rest of the frame probably has issues as well; snaping a rear dropout as well would give me no confidence in the frame.
This is of course the sensible thing to do... and I've kept my eyes open for a replacement tourer but found nothing. I got this thing for £70 three or four years ago and it's been great. There aren't many nice second-hand bikes around here... and I do have a fairly limited budget. Basically something under £100 would be great. I have a lot of spare components from and for "bikes of a certain age" so I'm attracted to something not-so-modern as I can maintain it more cheaply and easily. Though I admit 27" wheels become a bit of an annoyance sometimes.