Mystery bike with cracked head tube
11-20-22, 06:23 AM
#26
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The bike is very cool and possibly worth it if you wanted to try your hand. If you were in the area I'd offer. It would be fun. You could also add proper cable and water bottle braze-ons. Put on posts for cantis or centerpulls if you don't like those anemic sidepulls. Get a wet paint job to preserve the chrome socks, maybe with contrasting color in those dots. It would be a bangin ride after all that.
But I’m really not planning to acquire this as I’m trying to get away from these sorts of money pit projects.
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11-21-22, 11:18 AM
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11-21-22, 11:37 AM
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11-21-22, 03:23 PM
#29
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That repair isn't terribly difficult, and the frame looks like it might be worth it.
Duane Draper is a custom framebuilder in Seattle who just recently did a headtube replacement on a bike even cheaper or less worthy than this one. Here's his Flickr album about it.
He's sort of in the middle ground between a hobbyist and a pro. He does sell frames (I think) but it's a part-time gig for him. Still, he does great work, especially his lugless fillet brazed frames. Nice guy too, solid and reliable. Not sure if he has a website; a brief search shows Facebook and Insta but I don't go there. He's on BF as duanedr
I hope to hang out my shingle as a Pro/Hobbyist FB some day, soon I hope, and I'll take in repairs like this, but I'm not ready yet. Once I've built a couple frames for me & Laurie, and done a couple repairs that are in the queue, I'll have work to show. But for now all I have is "My Brilliant Career" from 25+ years ago when I used to be a full-time pro. Let's see if I still remember how!
Mark B
Duane Draper is a custom framebuilder in Seattle who just recently did a headtube replacement on a bike even cheaper or less worthy than this one. Here's his Flickr album about it.
He's sort of in the middle ground between a hobbyist and a pro. He does sell frames (I think) but it's a part-time gig for him. Still, he does great work, especially his lugless fillet brazed frames. Nice guy too, solid and reliable. Not sure if he has a website; a brief search shows Facebook and Insta but I don't go there. He's on BF as duanedr
I hope to hang out my shingle as a Pro/Hobbyist FB some day, soon I hope, and I'll take in repairs like this, but I'm not ready yet. Once I've built a couple frames for me & Laurie, and done a couple repairs that are in the queue, I'll have work to show. But for now all I have is "My Brilliant Career" from 25+ years ago when I used to be a full-time pro. Let's see if I still remember how!
Mark B
11-21-22, 04:12 PM
#30
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That repair isn't terribly difficult, and the frame looks like it might be worth it.
Duane Draper is a custom framebuilder in Seattle who just recently did a headtube replacement on a bike even cheaper or less worthy than this one. Here's his Flickr album about it.
Duane Draper is a custom framebuilder in Seattle who just recently did a headtube replacement on a bike even cheaper or less worthy than this one. Here's his Flickr album about it.
11-22-22, 06:10 PM
#31
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Makes me wonder was the tube just under much trapped stress?
one would have to strip the frame down then review.
be very interested if the top and the lower section of the frame either side of the break is twisted?
that could help guide the repair.
don't want to build that possible twist back in
one would have to strip the frame down then review.
be very interested if the top and the lower section of the frame either side of the break is twisted?
that could help guide the repair.
don't want to build that possible twist back in
11-22-22, 08:24 PM
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