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    Repaired frame look solid?

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    1. oldfrancis on

      Solid is not a word I would use to describe that aluminum repair.

      I honestly don’t know if I’d trust it.

      So you’re buying a bike with a bunch of good parts on it and a damaged frame. Move all the good parts over to a better frame?

    3. Cheef_Baconator on

      If this was a steel frame, I’d trust it to be welded right.

      But I’m not going to trust some rando’s aluminum repair that may or probably not have been done correctly.

    4. Clear_Radio1776 on

      All we see is a lump of weld material covering the tube’s true status. Don’t think a skilled repair person would leave it like that. Underneath it could be a mess. Unless the parts alone are worth the sale price, a big no.

    5. Disastrous-Lie-7637 on

      This is absolute unmitigated trash. The fact that it is undressed AND painted over means it is probably epoxy or worse underneath. Do not buy this

    9. lukechilly9 on

      Thank you for everyone’s comments, I figured this was a terrible repair but I’m not a mechanic or know a lick about welding.

    10. simplejackbikes on

      Hell no. Aluminium can’t be welded without heat treatment. Don’t buy a broken frame.

    11. Enotsnug on

      The strange thing about this is that Specialized have a lifetime warranty on their frames. The person who did this repair didn’t even need to, they could have had the whole frame replaced.

      I am aware that it could have been an older/sentimental bike but my point still stands.

    12. boopiejones on

      That’s a booger weld. If the price is low enough that you can buy another frame, move the parts over and still come out ahead, I’d say go for it. Otherwise I’d pass.

    14. blakeschluchter on

      Might be structurally safe but that looks terrible. Grinders and paint make me the welder I aint.

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