Originally Posted by
Andrew R Stewart
I have never seen this approach to fixing a broken seat tube before. Andy
It just worked for me because it was an extra-tall 26" frame, so taking about 5/8" out of it actually made it close to the 25" frames I usually ride anyway. The seat-stays just needed to be very slightly bent forward to line back up with the seat tube lug, and I did not even trim them shorter as they did not stick up enough to cause any problems.