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Steel road bike – is repair an issue?

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  • February 22, 2018 at 4:16 pm #28167
    Maximo

    Would you buy a beautiful Italian vintage mid-90s frame with a repaired (professionally welded) rear dropout for weekend rides (mainly flat/urban) and maybe the odd sportive?

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  • February 27, 2018 at 8:32 pm #912973
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    madcarew
    Roadie_john wrote:
    madcarew wrote:
    If the drop out has been replaced and brazed, so long as it has been done properly, then I would have no issues. If the drop out has been welded dont touch it.

    sound advice.

    unless the frame was originally TIG welded…

    Fair point

    February 27, 2018 at 6:20 pm #912971
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    matthewn5

    If you’re worried, have a

    If you’re worried, have a proper old fashioned bike shop like Ellis Briggs take a look. They can do a proper repair if one is needed. Did a lovely paint job for me on an old frame last year and checked alignment, cleaned threads etc.

    Frame Repairs, Alterations, Braze-ons and Retracking

    February 25, 2018 at 10:54 pm #912969
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    Roadie_john
    kil0ran wrote:
    Other than the weld quality you also need to consider (as its a dropout) whether the spacing is correct and the alignment is good. Is it an integrated hanger, and if so is that the side that was welded?

     

    its steel. As long as it’s only a little bit out it can easily be straightened busy most bike shops for a few quid. You could probably do it yourself if you really wanted (not recommended).

    February 25, 2018 at 10:51 pm #912967
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    Roadie_john
    madcarew wrote:
    If the drop out has been replaced and brazed, so long as it has been done properly, then I would have no issues. If the drop out has been welded dont touch it.

    sound advice.

    unless the frame was originally TIG welded…

    February 23, 2018 at 7:50 pm #912965
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    madcarew

    If the drop out has been

    If the drop out has been replaced and brazed, so long as it has been done properly, then I would have no issues. If the drop out has been welded dont touch it.

    February 23, 2018 at 3:35 pm #912963
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    iandusud

    When you say “repaired

    When you say “repaired (professionally welded) rear dropout” do you mean that the dropout was repaired or, as is normally the case, replaced by brazing in a new one. If a new dropout has been brazed in by a competent frame builder/repairer it should be as good as new. This is a common repair (or was when all frames were made of steel).

    February 23, 2018 at 11:08 am #912961
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    kil0ran

    Other than the weld quality

    Other than the weld quality you also need to consider (as its a dropout) whether the spacing is correct and the alignment is good. Is it an integrated hanger, and if so is that the side that was welded?

     

    February 23, 2018 at 11:04 am #912959
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    tugglesthegreat

    Isn’t this one of the the big

    Isn’t this one of the the big selling point of steel.  You can actually repair it. 

    February 23, 2018 at 10:15 am #912957
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    Anonymous

    I’d have no issue at all,

    I’d have no issue at all, again assuming the repair was carried out by a quality framebuilder. The work that Argos in Bristol do, for example,  is amazing and I’d have no issues whatsoever with treating a repaired frame by them to be as good as new.

    February 22, 2018 at 9:14 pm #912955
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    Maximo

    Thanks for that. Good idea.
     

    Thanks for that. Good idea.

     

    February 22, 2018 at 8:20 pm #912953
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    kil0ran

    Depends on the quality of the

    Depends on the quality of the weld. If you respect the welder, its no issue. The rest of the frame is welded together so I don’t see a particular problem. If its worth it you could always get it x-rayed by a local engineering company.

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