Duncan Granger wrote:
>
>Today I received a 1960 Frejus mod. Tour de France that I recently
>purchased. The drive-side rear dropout, unfortunately, was bent
>during shipping.
>
>I would appreciate if those of you who are knowledgeable about
>framebuilding and repairs would take a look at the photos here:
><http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/dmgranger/album?.dir=136d&.src=ph&store=&prodid=&.done=http%3a//photos.yahoo.com/ph//my_photos>
>and share your opinion as to whether the frame can be repaired.
>
>Interestingly, it's not just the dropout that bent. It's the stays
>too. The drive-side stays are both crimped at the dropout (to allow
>clearance for freewheel and chain, I assume). The bend is at the
>end of the crimping. The stays are not split or cracked, as far as
>I can tell.
This sort of bend is trivial on a good steel frame like this, no biggie, but it should be taken to a shop where they have the correct tools.
Sheldon "Steel IS Real!" Brown
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