Originally Posted by
Crankycrank
Unfortunately, my warranty has long passed and who knows if the new BJ with new owners will ever open again or offer any help and I'll be picking up the cost of shipping to England both ways. I'm having a hard time even locating a place to do the repair within 100 miles as there is only one specialist near me that I've used for several other minor frame alignment corrections with mixed results. I'm surprised that the area from San Diego to L.A, with a gazillion cyclists doesn't have more shops showing up in my searches. Still looking around at other shops around the country that I can at least ship to but the costs of shipping would make the repair $$$$.
If money is the issue, repairing your bike is probably not the way to go. Welding isn't a great solution for the reasons stated, as well as the temps may be too much for the nearby silver braze. And then the paint is going to look terrible. You could wrap it in carbon cloth, but the repair is going to look terrible and may not last given the small diameter tubes.
You can spend real money on the repair, but after the brazing and paint, you could have saved money buying a Masi Gran Criterium for $899 new.
There was a time when torch work was cheap and paint even cheaper. That's long past. The cheapest solution is a similar used frame off ebay. Spend $400 on an older Basso or something and you'll have the good ride and pride of ownership you had before your Jackson broke - for less than any sort of reliable (but ugly) repair.