Originally Posted by
cyccommute
Originally Posted by
MassiveD
Then once you are done with all that, you still need to heat treat the whole frame. Not happening. If it is 7075, I don't think you need to heat treat it. but most frames aren't.
Again, you are missing the point. Field repair. Temporary. Enough to get by. In other words, not a permanent fix.
No, he's not "missing the point".
He's saying that the heat-treating is required which makes "field repairs" impractical. Certainly, one can disagree that the heat-treating isn't necessary.
Originally Posted by
cyccommute
On the other hand, I also had an aluminum frame repaired. The same guy fixed both frames and never made any comment about the aluminum one being difficult to weld.
If one has the experience and material, it's probably not more difficult. That doesn't mean it's as easy to find some one to do it in the middle of nowhere.