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

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Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2008 14:46:22 -0500
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]KOF: Mangled Fuso Seat Tube UPDATE
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From: "John Thompson" <johndthompson@gmail.com>


Noah John Gellner wrote:
> But the dropout in the pictures is cracked as well as severely bent. It
> needs to be replaced.

Good catch; looking at the close-up, I see in addition to the paint cracks a crack at the adjuster bolt hole. A quick 'n' dirty fix for this would be to fill the hole with brass, which could be done with minimal paint damage elsewhere. But given the character of this frame, a replacement and repaint would certainly be suitable.

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