French folding bike. The rack effectively acts as the seat stays. Rear half is holding on by the chain stays right now.
by liamemsa
French folding bike. The rack effectively acts as the seat stays. Rear half is holding on by the chain stays right now.
by liamemsa
16 Comments
If you have a frame-builder in your area, I’d take it to them and see what they think.
Is it aluminium? I’m terrible at identifying metal without clear shots of welds, but the general rule is steel can be welded, carbon can be mended, but aluminium is done.
Definitely. Gaps are hard to close so get some filler material.
I’d cut the “U” part just before the bend and replace it with a solid piece (like a muffler clamp) and weld it
Looks like steel so probably, talk to a welder or frame builder, most folks in this sub are not welders lol
I’d braze it, but yeah
Can probably be welded, but if looks aren’t your concern, that could be repaired with some JB weld (the good clay like kind) and maybe a steel wire to hold it under tension.
Likely yes, and there may be some reinforcement called for given it’s failed once.
Paint will get wrecked locally.
rule 4
Hell yeah. You could zip tie it, too, in the meantime. Only kind of kidding.
I’d probably try to remove as much rust and corrosion as feasible, getting the st bare and brazing a gusset/wrap around reinforcement on the st. Then clamp the stay into that and braze the stays to that gusset.
Might break again…might not. Looks pretty rusty.
It’ll probably break again. Looks like the material failed around the weld.
Si è riparabilissimo. Dovrebbe essere acciaio
Cut out the rust first and then fill it in to close the gap.
Everything is weldable
Barn rod or a mig welder