The seat tube is completely broken right before it enters the BB cluster. I haven't looked around for too many quotes on fixing it, but I got a good recommendation from Harris Cyclery for a shop in Providence that said $150. I said 200 when you figure shipping to and fro added up. If anyone knows a place that would replace one tube for significantly less, throw it my way.

It would fit me (I ride 60 and up), and maybe I'll feel like paying to have it fixed up, but the other day I found a painted-over Pinarello frame that despite being a bit too small for me (58 but I FOUND it...a Pinarello!), deserves my hard earned cash for restoration more than this broken weirdo frame. Gotta prioritize. And yes, I wake up every day hoping that today is the day I meet a dude who is a custom frame builder. As for brazing at home...that'll have to wait till I've moved on from my Brooklyn-one-bedroom lifestyle. Garage...someday...and even more bikes - mwahahahahah.