following on from my other thread>http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=177597
these are two pics of the crack that i found in my 2006 avalanche 2.0 gt frame :x
shame really but hey,squit happens!!
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following on from my other thread>http://www.retrobike.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=177597
these are two pics of the crack that i found in my 2006 avalanche 2.0 gt frame :x
shame really but hey,squit happens!!
jamabikes":2yw7nmxs said:cut it up! loads of tools to be made from old frame.
headset crown race fitter
work shop stool
general lever
headset cup remover.
just a few off the top of my heads
good idea! i have seen someone on here made a workstand out of a frame and bike parts and a bought clamp. looked pretty cool
the great roberto
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Strange place to get a fail.Not near a weld,nor would you expect those stays to be so stress to propigate a crack like that.Clearly an original ( and quite large) defect.
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You know what, that actually looks like a manufacturing defect, I would suggest that you have nothing to lose by writing a very polite letter and emailing it over to GT to see if they will replace it, or phone them directly. Nothing to lose.
tintin40":2c59yxe2 said:
's what I thought too but reading the other thread, it says: oh...a scratch on the chain stay,paint peeling,ah well,rub it down and....disaster!!!
a 3" long crack in the chainstay
quite unusual to have a crack like that - no harm contacting GT but I suspect they won't do anything about it.
shame about the frame - it can be repaired but at what cost?
the great roberto
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The cost of repair does not have to too much.But will require painting after.You need to find a TIG welder prepered to give it a go.Should not require any filler wire,just the TIG torch in competent hands.
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