Little Bob
Senior Retro Guru
The new project is no more - at least that is my feeling at the moment.
Found this crack under the chainstay once I began stripping down.
The question is: Is it possible/worth getting repaired?
I'm gutted as I was really looking forward to restoring this '94 Mountain/Team back to original - I even managed to source the last full set of period decals from DeKerf which arrived this morning.
The seller seems a decent guy and has offered to either refund in full, and even for me to choose a frame builder of my choice for the repair and he will fund this and a full respray.
I suspect this won't be cheap and in any case what's your view on how this repair would affect both the performance and value of the bike?
All views appreciated.
Hacked off of Haywards Heath.

Found this crack under the chainstay once I began stripping down.
The question is: Is it possible/worth getting repaired?
I'm gutted as I was really looking forward to restoring this '94 Mountain/Team back to original - I even managed to source the last full set of period decals from DeKerf which arrived this morning.
The seller seems a decent guy and has offered to either refund in full, and even for me to choose a frame builder of my choice for the repair and he will fund this and a full respray.
I suspect this won't be cheap and in any case what's your view on how this repair would affect both the performance and value of the bike?
All views appreciated.
Hacked off of Haywards Heath.