"Paul Southworth" <
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> In article <
[email protected]>, Graham <
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> >Would anyone know if it is possible to replace the seatstays on aluminium frame which nave been
> >slightly damaged ?
>
> That depends on materials and construction. Glued bikes can be repaired by the manufacturer or an
> outfit like
http://www.hhracinggroup.com/
>
> TIG welded aluminum bikes are usually not worth fixing. The 6000-series aluminum used in many bike
> frames such as Trek (some models), Klein, Cannondale, etc. require heat treating after repair and
> very few places can do that at all, much less do it without warping the bike. (I could argue that
> some mfr's can't do it without warping the bike either.) And they should charge you more than a
> new cheap frame costs to do the repair.
>
> 7000 series aluminum does not necessarily require heat treating (although may still benefit
> from it) but still a 7000-series bike is unlikely to be cost effective to repair since you can
> buy a new 7000-series frame that will be more reliable than the repaired one for pennies (eg,
> $100-125 new).
>
> Basically you can buy a cheap no-name frame for less than it would cost to paint the repaired one
> and it would probably last longer.
>
> So what do you mean by "slightly damaged"?
>
> --Paul
Basically the story is that a colleague at work gave me the frame. The canti bosses are missing
and someone has drilled through the monostay to fit a calliper brake. Thanks for the advice on alu
frames by the way.
Graham