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The repair looks a bit suspect imho. Not sure why as I'm no welder, but i would have expected the old/original weld to have been ground back as much as possible/completely and then the new weld applied. It looks as though the repair weld has been welded on top of the old, so the remnants of the crack would still have been there and will and have eventually worked their way through the repair. I'd say with a better repair, this frame will be as good as new, as it looks as though the weld has failed along a join between two tubes rather than in some odd way, so if it is fixed right, it should last a long time.
Like i said, no expert, just saying how it looks, and as an owner of one of these frames (well 2 currently), definitely a quality frame worth saving. GLWS.
The repair looks a bit suspect imho. Not sure why as I'm no welder, but i would have expected the old/original weld to have been ground back as much as possible/completely and then the new weld applied. It looks as though the repair weld has been welded on top of the old, so the remnants of the crack would still have been there and will and have eventually worked their way through the repair. I'd say with a better repair, this frame will be as good as new, as it looks as though the weld has failed along a join between two tubes rather than in some odd way, so if it is fixed right, it should last a long time.
Like i said, no expert, just saying how it looks, and as an owner of one of these frames (well 2 currently), definitely a quality frame worth saving. GLWS.
