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Your 1982 RRA looks very nice indeed. Here's a photo of my 1984 machine. I've had it since new and still ride it regularly in the summer months. I replaced the wheels withr Mavic MA40s and the rear mech with a Shimano 600, other than that it is still all original I don't think I've posted...

If that little brace is the only cracked joint it wouldn't worry me if I wanted to ride the bike. Perhaps it got cracked by spreading the dropouts to take a wider hub?

Since you seem to have given up on the frame, why don't you sandpaper/wire brush the area to find out what is actually happening to the metal beneath the paint? To my eyes it looks like it might just be the paint lifting. It's worth bearing in mind that the main tubes do go inside the lugs for...

Is the skewer holding the wheel firmly in the dropout? If the drive side was moving forward when your maximum force was on the crank, then it might skew the cogs a fraction, whilst under hand pressure they might remain parallel to the direction of motion?

I worry that a modern day rider, unhappy with the idea of toe clips and straps, might choose the Cinellis thinking he'd be safer in them than in straps. Those M71s weren't nicknamed 'death cleats' for nothing.

This is my 1984 Record Ace which is mostly original except for Mavic MA40s and a Shimano 600 rear mech and 13-21 block. I've had it since new and am getting back into riding it again after a long lay off. I've just managed to replace the Specialized Touring II tyres with some NOS Turbo S...