Originally Posted by
cyccommute
Don’t assume that because some people in your area have specialized skills that everyone everywhere has the same skills. That’s the point you are missing.
Many years ago I had a German welder at an autobody shop braze together two frames that I'd temporarily screwed together to make a road tandem with 26" x 1&3/8" wheels. He stated that brazing would be far better than trying to weld. We had that bike for many many years and never had a problem with any of the brazing failing.
Perhaps brazing a broken frame on tour would be better than trying to weld it?
Cheers