Aw Shoot...A Crack in My Frame!
Wesley Cheney
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So I was changing out the rear brake cable & housing in preparation
for BMB when I found a crack in my frame...The rear brake cable is
internally routed along the top tube, and there's a crack going
around almost half of the frame at the rear cable. I've no clue how
long it's been there, but probably not more than a month.
I've got a friend of mine who could probably weld it. He's a union
welder, a real craftsman. But I'm a little concerned because it's a
Cro-moly steel frame. The stickers just below the crack reads, "Koga-
Miyata Spine Reinforced Hardtlite (sic) Tubing... Hardtite FM-1
Chrome Molybdenum Triple Butted Tubing."
I called my local bike shop mechanic, and he was pretty concerned
about it. He said it was real thin tubing, and he wasn't sure if it
could be repaired.
Alright...so what should I do? I've got another bike, a lugged, old-
school Raleigh that I could ride. I could get the frame repaired,
but I think I'd be worried about the frame failing on me. I don't
want to have my frame fold up on me while descending Middlebury Gap
at night...What do people think?
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<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">So I was changing out the rear brake cable & housing in preparation for BMB when I found a crack in my frame...The rear brake cable is internally routed along the top tube, and there's a crack going around almost half of the frame at the rear cable. I've no clue how long it's been there, but probably not more than a month.<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I've got a friend of mine who could probably weld it. He's a union welder, a real craftsman. But I'm a little concerned because it's a Cro-moly steel frame. The stickers just below the crack reads, "Koga-Miyata Spine Reinforced Hardtlite (sic) Tubing... Hardtite FM-1 Chrome Molybdenum Triple Butted Tubing."</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I called my local bike shop mechanic, and he was pretty concerned about it. He said it was real thin tubing, and he wasn't sure if i
t could be repaired.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Alright...so what should I do? I've got another bike, a lugged, old-school Raleigh that I could ride. I could get the frame repaired, but I think I'd be worried about the frame failing on me. I don't want to have my frame fold up on me while descending Middlebury Gap at night...What do people think? <DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR><DIV> <SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><DIV>************************************</
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Jim Koegel
Time for a new frame?
If you like steel, the Gunnar Sport (made by Waterford) is a real good production frame and fork at a good price.
About $850. Of course, you'll have to find a bike shop that stocks their frames.
I wouldn't chance BMB with any of your current bikes...
My wife didn't offer any resistance when my titanium frame cracked and I
said I needed a new frame. Cracked frame is a good excuse to get a new one.
Peter Jon White
Wesley Cheney wrote:
>
> So I was changing out the rear brake cable & housing in preparation for
> BMB when I found a crack in my frame..
> Alright...so what should I do?
How about contacting the shop you bought it from and asking about the
frame's warrantee?
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Peter Jon White
Peter White Cycles
24 Hall Rd.
Hillsborough, NH 03244
603 478 0900 Phone
603 478 0902 Phax
http://www.PeterWhiteCycles.com
wayne greenway
Safety first!
I wouldn't ride it unless it was repaired by someone experienced in welding CrMo.
It's very easy to over heat the weld zone and weaken it. Might be why it cracked.
That and super light frames don't belong in long distance riding.
My 2c
Wayne
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From: Wesley Cheney <frie...@mac.com>
>
> So I was changing out the rear brake cable & housing in preparation
> for BMB when I found a crack in my frame...The rear brake cable is
> internally routed along the top tube, and there's a crack going
> around almost half of the frame at the rear cable. I've no clue how
> long it's been there, but probably not more than a month.
>
> I've got a friend of mine who could probably weld it. He's a union
> welder, a real craftsman. But I'm a little concerned because it's a
> Cro-moly steel frame. The stickers just below the crack reads, "Koga-
> Miyata Spine Reinforced Hardtlite (sic) Tubing... Hardtite FM-1
> Chrome Molybdenum Triple Butted Tubing."
>
> I called my local bike shop mechanic, and he was pretty concerned
> about it. He said it was real thin tubing, and he wasn't sure if it
> could be repaired.
>
> Alright...so what should I do? I've got another bike, a lugged, old-
> school Raleigh that I could ride. I could get the frame repaired,
> but I think I'd be worried about the frame failing on me. I don't
> want to have my frame fold up on me while descending Middlebury Gap
> at night...What do people think?
>
>
>
> ************************************
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If you decide to ride BMB on your old-school lugged Raleigh, you will have some company at least! I'll be there on a 1974 Raleigh Professional. It's the most comfy bike I've ever sat on.
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I think I'm going to pursue getting the top tube replaced, since it's
a lugged frame. From the responses it seems like people think I'm
riding some super light frame. It's actually a Koga-Miyata touring
frame. I never thought it was all that light, but maybe that's just
because it's 66cm tall & outfitted with Araya 700x35 rims..
Wes
> "Koga-Miyata Spine Reinforced Hardtlite (sic) Tubing... Hardtite
> FM-1 Chrome Molybdenum Triple Butted Tubing."
>
> I called my local bike shop mechanic, and he was pretty concerned
> about it. He said it was real thin tubing, and he wasn't sure if
> it could be repaired.
>
> Alright...so what should I do? I've got another bike, a lugged,
> old-school Raleigh that I could ride. I could get the frame
> repaired, but I think I'd be worried about the frame failing on
> me. I don't want to have my frame fold up on me while descending
> Middlebury Gap at night...What do people think?
>
>
>
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