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09-24-19, 08:02 AM

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cyccommute

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Originally Posted by BlazingPedals

Thanks cyccommute, that gives me a better idea of what I was looking at. No way the tubing should be that thin in that spot regardless of how good/bad the weld is.

Steel tubing for bicycles is around 1mm thick. The tubing in the picture looks like it's in that range. I think the problem is that they cut out the hole for the shock mount. I would assume that most mounts like that are welded to the tube without cutting a hole in the tubing. For a really cheap HelMart bike, I would think it would be cheaper. Cutting tubing is an extra step and you have to weld all the way around the mount as well as align it.

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