[help] repaire a cracked aluminium frame

unless your time isn't very expensive, this is the type of thing thats cheaper to replace

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here is my frame: web.tiscali.itcrack01.jpgOpen ↗
web.tiscali.itcrack02.jpgOpen ↗

today i noticed the light and narrow crack shown in the photos :-(

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waiting for a new frame (1-2 months) could i weld a sort of gusset around the crack and continue
using the bike? would the reinforced frame be "enough safe"?

thanks for your help.

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30x26 Diego Massoglio

30x26 said:

here is my frame: web.tiscali.itcrack01.jpgOpen ↗
web.tiscali.itcrack02.jpgOpen ↗

today i noticed the light and narrow crack shown in the photos :-(

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waiting for a new frame (1-2 months) could i weld a sort of gusset around the crack and continue
using the bike? would the reinforced frame be "enough safe"?

In a word, NO!!!!

Welding a gusset in that area without heat treating the frame would probably make it more
likely to fail.

You do NOT want that top tube to fail while riding - park the bike.

Mark Hickey Habanero Cycles habcycles.comhabcycles.comOpen ↗ Home of the $695 ti frame