Originally Posted by
JohnDThompson
If it's just the dropout, that's trivial to replace. If looks aren't important, a few squirts of rattlecan paint will protect the repair from rust, and it's on the road again.
Yup.
OP, 1984 frame with 120,000km on it? OP, you realize that is almost 1/2 way to the moon, right?
Bike has got to have some soul. Repair it.