Originally Posted by eandmwilson
Isn't that the part that involves STEERING?!
Get your mony back. Al is great a crack propogation-it spreads crack wonderfully at low stress. This bike is doomed, I would necessarily trust TiG welding. Get it replaced or returned.
The head tube is also the part that keeps you face from dragging on the road.
Depending on the alloy, welding on it then means that it needs to be heat treated.