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10-25-12 | 04:35 PM

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pdxtex

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Originally Posted by IthaDan

I have two broken aluminum frames in my garage right now. Neither failed all that catastrophically. One is definitely unrideable, and the other I wouldn't feel safe riding.

Felt F35 that cracked right at the RD hanger.

~2000 GT aluminum that has cracks on the headtube.

how did you notice the cracks in the gt? the headtube crack seems more apparent but the bottom bracket would be harder to notice. did it start creaking real bad? ive got a gt zrx from that same era...

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