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Old 11-03-21, 12:25 PM
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Safety of repaired dropout

Hi all, I've had a scan of this board for a suitable place for this and not seen one - please redirect me if I'm out of place.

I'm looking at buying a frame at the minute and the owner before the current one had it repaired at the drive side dropout. The current owner has sent picture of the repair and also has had the frame built up and ridden. There's no evidence of damage elsewhere on the frame to my eyes. Could you advise me on:

1. What could have caused this damage? It doesn't seem like a crash would be the culprit here.
2. Is it safe to ride this frame provided the weld was done competently?

General comments around damage and repair on this area of a frame are all welcome. Many thanks in advance for your expert advice!



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