i picked up this single speed and had it for two weeks when this happened. Needless to say, i'm a bit sad.
keyholefish
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 12:26 pm
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looks like you may have had some corrosion problems there.
josh m
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 12:29 pm
Joined: 09 Jan 2006Posts: 448Location: portland
ah, that's just dirt/mud from the last couple days i was riding it in the rain.
The color the camera takes the picture makes it look rusty, but it's just dirt.
It's an old ass frame, so I'm sure it was bound to happen.
now, just... should i drop $300 on a new frame/fork... or buy another cheap frame? decision, decisions.
langston
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 12:30 pm
Joined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 5547Location: Columbia City
josh m wrote:
ah, that's just dirt/mud from the last couple days i was riding it in the rain.
The color the camera takes the picture makes it look rusty, but it's just dirt.
It's an old ass frame, so I'm sure it was bound to happen.
now, just... should i drop $300 on a new frame/fork... or buy another cheap frame? decision, decisions.
see the post of "Frames For Sale" and save yourself some scrilla on a nice frame.
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dennyt
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 12:31 pm
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Yeah, that's a pretty common failure mode. If any water gets into the seat tube, it can linger there. Plus, with ss / fixed bikes, we put a lot of torque on the pedals, and it puts a lot of stress on that joint.
That's where Lee broke his last frame.
lantius
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 2:03 pm
1337Joined: 22 Jul 2005Posts: 6705Location: right over
yep!
Aaron
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2006 4:15 pm
Joined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 4645
I have an aluminum frame at the shop. Broke same place.
zuvembi
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 2:35 pm
Joined: 24 Jul 2005Posts: 942Location: Little Addis Ababa
No corrosion on mine, just nicely pipe-cut by the lug. Too small/delicate a frame for me.
josh m
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 4:51 pm
Joined: 09 Jan 2006Posts: 448Location: portland
at least your guys' stayed close together, i'm wondering how that half inch or so gap got in mine.
lantius
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 5:00 pm
1337Joined: 22 Jul 2005Posts: 6705Location: right over
josh m wrote:
at least your guys' stayed close together, i'm wondering how that half inch or so gap got in mine.
i guess it would have to be that your top tube bent and your rear triangle deformed? that happened on my tinley in the front end when i broke the down tube.
josh m
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 5:11 pm
Joined: 09 Jan 2006Posts: 448Location: portland
possible. I think i did ride it about a mile or more after i think it broke. who knows.
new(to me) fixie on friday. i'm happy.
lieutenantsean
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2006 6:47 pm
Joined: 10 Oct 2005Posts: 1255
Never broken a frame. Ever. Bent a tube once. Damn if I know how.
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