Cracked Seat Stay
07-15-22, 06:00 PM
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Cracked Seat Stay
Cracked upper seat tube stay on Fuji Gran Tourer SE I rode in Cino last week. This frame was blasted and powder coated about 10 years ago. Crack is recent. Have read as many posts on this as I can, seems a low end frame like this is not worth refluxing the joint. And at just over 200 pounds I am not keen on stressing this more. And not worth re-coating. Maybe learn to braze a joint on this old turd?
07-15-22, 06:51 PM
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Sure this frame can be fixed with a few different methods/manors. But unless the work is free I serious suggest moving on ASAP, before the stay breaks lose all together.
The first fix I would consider, if the work is free, is to add a gusset between the stay and the seat tube. Andy
The first fix I would consider, if the work is free, is to add a gusset between the stay and the seat tube. Andy
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Agree with Andy. The design of that stay, with the contact point shrunk down, seems to be a triumph of aesthetics and marketing over good engineering practices. By the time you've ground the paint off, welded the break and gusset, and cleaned it up and painted it you probably can find a new (used), better frame for cheaper. Sorry...
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07-15-22, 10:05 PM
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Yep, this frame is now garage wall art. The good part, I have 2 Fuji S12S Ltd frames to replace it. Better frames and the joy of a new build.
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Yes, there is something calming about building a bike up from the frame. Complex enough to completely absorb your attention, but not so mindlessly complex that your brain is frazzled. Great attitude, etherhuffer. Good luck.
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Originally Posted by WizardOfBoz
Yes, there is something calming about building a bike up from the frame. Complex enough to completely absorb your attention, but not so mindlessly complex that your brain is frazzled. Great attitude, etherhuffer. Good luck.
07-17-22, 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by WizardOfBoz
Yes, there is something calming about building a bike up from the frame. Complex enough to completely absorb your attention, but not so mindlessly complex that your brain is frazzled. Great attitude, etherhuffer. Good luck.
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Originally Posted by etherhuffer
Caught the Covid, so sitting around building wheels!
Good luck!
07-18-22, 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by WizardOfBoz
Be glad you can do that. My spouse is a physical therapist. There is a wave of long-covid people coming. It's not "just like a mild flu", but for vaccinated people it seems that its much more mild.
Good luck!
Good luck!
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