Originally Posted by
Andrew R Stewart
This frame has the look of MiG welding, but I'm no welder so... can't be sure. MiG is not a common joining process for steel bike frames. This frame's shell doesn't seem to have any sockets/lugs but the tubes are directly contacting the shell and then "butt" welded to the shell. Not so well it seems
More views from different angles might confirm if the shell has cracked (looks like it IMO) and whether the weld bead got any penetration on/in the seat tube and shell.
This is not at all what most here would call
"a step up quality bike" at all. Rather a very entry level low price focused bike. Andy
I wasn't stating the frame necessarily represented step up quality but the Altus components with a 7 speed freehub was well above bottom end pricing of the time when many of their models featured lower end components and freewheels. It is my intention to convert the bike into a drop bar touring bike with a 1x wide range 11-34t 7 cassette setup. The bike seems exceptionally strong and of course a bit heavy.
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