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I'll be the bad guy here and say that the cost to repair (if that is what is called for, I do wonder about the joint actually having a problem as opposed to just very low cost fabrication that shows in these features) is more than the bike is worth. Then there's the comment about the bike meaning a lot to you, yet is only a few days old. Is this a model you have been seeking for some time and only just now found? Is it the bike that some person you love had?
My suggestion is that lacking some great intangible reason to value this bike for far more than its market value is you should either ride it till it completely fails or find a bike in better condition. Andy (hoping this thread isn't a trolling)
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