Re: [CR]the limits of steel repair, discovered! or, curse you, evil pothole.

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Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2008 17:08:15 -0800
From: <mrrabbit@mrrabbit.net>
To: sasha eysymontt <sashae@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]the limits of steel repair, discovered! or, curse you, evil pothole.
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Hey Congrats!

Here's hoping it tests fine and holds up. Honestly, I was pretty confident it was a repairable frame.

Enjoy!

=8-)

Robert Shackelford San Jose, CA

Quoting sasha eysymontt <sashae@gmail.com>:
> So, last weekend I posted a missive relating the unfortunate story of my De
> Rosa track bike vs an unfriendly bit of NYC pavement (a pothole the size of
> a soup tureen) which led to this:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/sashae/2301767041/
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/sashae/2301767211/in/photostream/
>
> Opinions were mixed as to whether it was reparable, and if so, how.
> Fortunately, I live close to esteemed listmember and alignment guru Jamie
> Swan of Centerport Cycles. I sent my frame off to Jamie, and by Wednesday
> afternoon... it was fixed! The only visible aftereffects were a slight
> wrinkling of the chrome on one fork leg, but otherwise the frame is back as
> it was before. Jamie informed me that the head tube angle was realigned
> from 78.5 degrees (!) to the stock 75 degrees, and the fork rake adjusted
> from 20mm to 25mm. Whether he cares to reveal his magic, I don't know ;)
>
> I plan on having her built back up shortly (as soon as my healing shoulder
> is less angry) and expect that the ride shall be as good as before.
>
> Fork wrinkle:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/sashae/2315962601/
>
> Frame:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/sashae/2315962731/
>
> Detail:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/sashae/2316770916/
>
> So, a huge credit (and thanks) to Jamie Swan for repairing the frame that
> many considered potentially fatally wounded. Viva steel!
>
> -s
>
> ---
> ,+'^'+ sasha eysymontt
> sashae at gmail dot com - http://subtle.org/se
> `+,.,+` new york city.
>
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