Originally Posted by
Oneder
It's dead, jim.
Gosh another gloom and doom reply with no context or deeper explanation. At least you do follow up with a more detailed reply that I do agree with.
Drop out replacement is a very real option. Whether it's the value the OP will choose is the real question. Yes a weld would secure this, and if done well perhaps for a long time. But these dropouts crack from a few reasons that welding won't fix. Like being over heated during the frame's brazing. There are many builders who have replaced the drop outs many times because of this kind of crack. Campy drop outs seem to be a common brand to see this. But then they are one of the more common brands too so a larger population. Andy