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08-21-15 | 09:01 PM

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Bikes: too many bikes from 1967 10s (5x2)Frejus to a Sumitomo Ti/Chorus aluminum 10s (10x2), plus one non-susp mtn bike I use as my commuter

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Originally Posted by Papa Tom

All this said, what are the non-visual warning signs of a cracking head tube? My whole 20-year-old frame is covered with tourist decals and my eyes have gotten pretty sucky in the past few years. Is there anything I might feel or hear that should give me a heads-up?

The gold standard for crack detection in steel is magnaflux.

However, unless you have a specific reason to be worried you might do what millions and millions of cyclists have done for years and trust your steel frame until it gives you a reason not to.

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