Re: [CR]KOF: Mangled Fuso Seat Tube UPDATE

(Example: Component Manufacturers)

Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:25:59 -0500
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: Jose Villaluz <jose.villaluz@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]KOF: Mangled Fuso Seat Tube UPDATE
References: <366c192b0810191936r2fa9e8c3i4c3fa60379d185bc@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <366c192b0810191936r2fa9e8c3i4c3fa60379d185bc@mail.gmail.com>
From: "John Thompson" <johndthompson@gmail.com>
cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org

Jose Villaluz wrote:
> other than the seat tube the bike was in FANTASTIC condition - that
> is until I discovered even more damage. This new image shows the
> repair project killer.
>
>
> http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa270/josevillaluz/dropout.jpg
>
>
> Not that I wouldn't love to have the bike fixed but repairing the
> dropout puts it into a whole other $$$ category that doesn't make
> economic sense (to me anyway).

Actually, repairing the dropout would be trivial compared to the seat tube. Forged dropouts are made from mild steel, and can easily be bent back into shape.

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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA