Clark W. Griswold
Join Date: Mar 2014
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Bikes: Foundry Chilkoot Ti W/Ultegra Di2, Salsa Timberjack Ti, Cinelli Mash Work RandoCross Fun Time Machine, 1x9 XT Parts Hybrid, Co-Motion Cascadia, Specialized Langster, Phil Wood Apple VeloXS Frame (w/DA 7400), R+M Supercharger2 Rohloff, Habanero Ti 26
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The frame has failed and the bike is not worth much even new. The M40 was at or near the bottom of Raleigh's range.
If we are pretending I have a full fleet of Titanium Firefly bikes custom built to my specs and a large house with a lot of land with a velodrome in the basement and a massive swimming pool with a fun slide and a hot tub. The bike however is done, it is not a special collectible bike it is not worth much and there are plenty of awesome bikes that would either be a grade or better yet an upgrade. I am not saying that to be insulting just being honest and real about things.
I am all for saving bikes and keeping them going but sometimes it just isn't worth it and when an aluminum frame fails it is done. A nicer steel frame maybe I might try to save because you can actually re-weld a steel frame in some cases.