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renegaderacer:
...and the last lot. If your General Lee doesn't look like this, you're not trying hard enough!  ;)

renegaderacer:

--- Quote from: ED209 on March 09, 2018, 08:18 PM ---jesus ... you need Jesus to fix that fooker!

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That's what I like to hear, a bit of positive encouragement!  :LolLolLolLol:

I don't think it's as bad as it looks. Aside from the two breaks that need welding up, the rest are just a few minor dimples that could be filled with a bit of braze or something. I'm sure someone with more skills than me could fix this up ok.

After finding out the history of this frame, I couldn't possibly scrap it and as I mentioned earlier, I do like a challenge!   :daumenhoch:

I can see now why so many of them broke. It looks like a chunky mid-school bike that should weigh a ton but it's actually really light and hard street and park riding is going to absolutely destroy it.

richiebozza:
I've not seen a frame snap close up before, was that from riding, is that what a riding based snap looks like? It's such a clean break...does it break clean like that because the area was heated up during welding causing a 'weak(er)' point?

renegaderacer:

--- Quote from: richiebozza on March 10, 2018, 07:50 PM ---I've not seen a frame snap close up before, was that from riding, is that what a riding based snap looks like? It's such a clean break...does it break clean like that because the area was heated up during welding causing a 'weak(er)' point?

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Yep, that was from riding but by someone with a lot more skill than me who could ride very well and push a bike to its limits! I'm not an expert in welding or metallurgy so I can't say for certain why it snapped but I'd say maybe the design of the frame makes it a natural weak point if you land heavily on the back wheel on flat? These frames are a dirt design and not as suited to survive on the street or parks. The metal is also very thin compared to other mid school bikes which won't help.

renegaderacer:
The build's taken a bit of a rest since the MoT centre robbed me of all my money to pas my old Yam but I did manage to bag these rather nice Primo Hollowbite cranks and keep up the black and orange colour scheme. This will be the first build I've done with not one bit in chrome!

Hopefully, I'll start to get the frame repaired when I get paid at the end of the month. One that's done, everything will be plain sailing from there on!  :LolLolLolLol:

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