Originally Posted by
CrescentWrench
Replacing the seat post, and pepainting is probably going to cost me about as much to buy the same frame in Excellent Condition. I think I am going to build it as it is, with the Chrous parts I have and just ride it like that.
+ 1000^^^^^
Unless the rider is a bigger, stronger and more aggressive rider who will be putting many thousands of miles on this frame, I would suggest enjoying it as-is.
At my weight, I would flog that frame and fully expect nothing to happen, except perhaps getting in an excellent ride.
I found lateral cracks in the seat tube under both seatstays of my Windsor Profesional, and I merely terminated each with a small drill bit.
Even in the very high stress area where the seat tube had been machined too thin, back in Mexico (for clearance with the binder bolt), the frame has taken some thousands of miles of additional abuse to date, with no further propagation of the cracks.
My Team Hitachi Merckx, here with just tiny cracks emanating from the clamp slot termination radius in double-thick (lug plus tube) steel, is due to be relieved with a small round file. I'm not worried (but did get this bike for cheap), though the seller did not disclose this and I only spotted it post-sale after I had someone pick it up for me far out of town.