al77
March 25th 07, 07:26 PM
Hello, I built up a road bike over the winter on a secondhand aluminum
Specialized Allez Elite A1 frame from made in 2000. After lots of
tinkering & short test rides I finally took it out for a proper ride
on saturday. 40 miles in & I suddenly got a strange loose feeling on
the downstrokes with the cranks. I assumed a crank bolt, BB or pedal
was loose but when i got off & took a look I was horrified to find the
frame has broken completely just where the chainstay meets the rear
dropout on the drive side.
The frame was an ebay buy for £120 & it's maddening to think the
seller may not have been honest about the condition / history of the
bike. It must've had some impact in the past to weaken that area?
The break runs right through one of the holes where the rear mech
hangers attaches to the frame, maybe this was overtightened weakening
the frame at that point?
Anyway, I've taken some pictures, it would be good to get some
opinions on whether people think this is fixable / worth fixing. The
frame material is 'enhanced butted aluminum'
I hope the pictures work.. thanks in advance, Alan
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Specialized Allez Elite A1 frame from made in 2000. After lots of
tinkering & short test rides I finally took it out for a proper ride
on saturday. 40 miles in & I suddenly got a strange loose feeling on
the downstrokes with the cranks. I assumed a crank bolt, BB or pedal
was loose but when i got off & took a look I was horrified to find the
frame has broken completely just where the chainstay meets the rear
dropout on the drive side.
The frame was an ebay buy for £120 & it's maddening to think the
seller may not have been honest about the condition / history of the
bike. It must've had some impact in the past to weaken that area?
The break runs right through one of the holes where the rear mech
hangers attaches to the frame, maybe this was overtightened weakening
the frame at that point?
Anyway, I've taken some pictures, it would be good to get some
opinions on whether people think this is fixable / worth fixing. The
frame material is 'enhanced butted aluminum'
I hope the pictures work.. thanks in advance, Alan
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0PwCDDsIQ9OnZ98F2LiNvJPlL3rcsy9tfyvRj38Km*ZHzKR8qW HH!
2zLCoh*9jZCFcui6aTTSiYT9v7Iujsx*qD3NpsAFpG3c/DSCF1011.JPG
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