I was washing my bike after a dirty ride yesterday and found this crack near my rear dropout which wraps nearly 3/4 of the way around. On closer inspection, the crack doesn't even look new.
It's an aluminum frame. Yeah.
If this is even fixable, what am I looking for in a "fixer"? Start at a local bike shop or just go straight to finding a welder?
The bike is nearing 20 years old and sadly probably less than 5k miles. It was less than $1500 new and the components (Ultegra) are all good. If the cost of the repair is too much (how much?) and leaves too many unknowns, then I am fine to find a new frame and build that up.
Thanks for your advice.
Paul
