Originally Posted by gugie

Oof, if you were stateside I'd consider paying you to have it shipped to me. As I noted, seatstays are the easiest tube to replace, and I could find it a good home. I've been known to have three legged dogs follow me home...

Thanks in advance for the pix.

Originally Posted by madpogue

^^^^^^ +1; the OP needs to find a place like YJ in his neck of the woods. Doesn't matter how many shops say no. Most modern shops are geared toward selling bikes, installing accessories, swapping components, and daily/minor repairs. It takes a special breed of builder / repairer to do frame work, but when you find such a person/place, amazing things can be done. Case in point - a buddy came by with a ca. 1990 Shogun with a broken seat binder/lug. He was sure that it was shot, or would cost a fortune to fix. I sent some pics to YJ, and Andy replied describing it as "straightforward", and would be $75.

BTW, the "mitch" in the URL of the above link is a neighbor, one of the founders of YJ back in the day, Mitch Nussbaum. I don't think I've ever seen him on anything but a VERY used old Raleigh (et al) three-speed, and he really does run them right to the end. At his age, I'm afraid it would blow his mind to suggest the notion of rinsing the salt off his bike after a winter ride.

Originally Posted by Drillium Dude

Knowing what Mark has repaired - and what other BF members have had repaired - I am really looking forward to the pics with a sort of morbid curiosity! OP, hopefully you didn't suffer as badly as the bike did in the car-to-bike contact.

I think given your budget you can easily find something of high-quality worthy of wearing the parts from your current machine. Assuming you find a frame with the same tube diameter and rear spacing, the only parts you may have to swap would be bottom bracket if you go with something Italian and headset. Headsets are always tricky, because if one is installed correctly the fork steerer is cut precisely to match it. If the fork on the new frame has a steerer just a little too long, you'd have to cut it to get a good installation. If it were just a tad too short, too few threads would engage and could affect the integrity of the interface. In simple terms, stack height of your current headset must match the new frame's fork or you're going shopping for a compatible one.

Check current Ebay sold prices for the same BB with Italian thread just to know ballpark what you may be paying for one of those. Assume for now your headset will transfer over. I'm thinking that's leaving you with 500CAD to put on a frame. You will find lots of nice road frames (you're still looking for vintage-ish, not modern, correct?) out there for that kind of money.

DD

Originally Posted by Wildwood

This bike was 'adjusted' by [MENTION=381793]gugie[/MENTION]. No paint damage from repair. Stays bent but not crimped. Rides perfectly straight. Thanks again, Mark.