Looks like my best bike has had it
Apparently this crack could suddenly get very big.
Then the seat post would fall out.
So I can’t ride this loverly bike ever again
The frame is unique and was custom made for me in 2007 by the now defunct Setavento frame builders. I rode the 2007 PBP on it:
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Yr Elenydd
if its Ti or steel you can get a new top tube, seat post/down tube welded in, at a price… or maybe its that excuse you need for a new frame!
cheers
By: fringe on August 18, 2010
at 6:07 pm
Yes, I am looking at getting a repair done. If two out of the three main tubes have to be replaced, well that is going to cost more than a new frame so it is effectively a “write off”
If they can be repaired without replacing the tubes ( this is unlikely ) then it is possible that the frame could go on
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at 3:53 pm
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at 11:19 am
Send it to Dean Titanium bikes they fixed my cracked merlin. Deanbikes.com
By: Ari on June 8, 2011
at 5:00 pm
I see that Dean Bikes are based in Boulder, Colorado in the US- the shipping costs would be as much as the repair!
I’m thinking of sending it to Enigma bikes in the UK to get it welded up. I could use it as a spare commuter bike then. The fit is great, it would be a shame to get rid of it but I can’t trust it on long rides any more
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at 9:17 am
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