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04-04-20, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by gaucho777

@gatein, That frame worries me. Why does the fork have a hole on the right blade next to the fork crown? Not a typical spot for a drainage hole. Also, it appears to have a crack at the rear dropout on the end of the drive-side chain stay. Hopefully my fears are unfounded but I would check over the frame.

Agree on the hole in the fork, although it was chromed over so its been there a long time so.....

The end of the CS looks like a poor crimp job and by extension a crappy weld intersection but again has been that way for a long time.

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