cracked lug (piccie added)

Johno68
Johno68 Posts: 110
edited June 2007 in Workshop
I've noticed on my 531 framed Raliegh that the lug between head tube and down tube has cracked.[:(] Crack has formed from the corners of the cut out in the lug outwards:
Crack LHS:
http://fazer-mania.co.uk/coppermine/alb ... GP2690.JPG
Crack RHS:
http://fazer-mania.co.uk/coppermine/alb ... GP2693.JPG
Bike:
http://fazer-mania.co.uk/coppermine/alb ... GP2688.JPG


What are my options?


Thanks

John

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  • paul_smith_srcc
    paul_smith_srcc Posts: 247
    Frames can go like that in the end, few things last forever, you could have it repaired but quite often it will break somewhere else quite soon after, the times I have sen customers had a repair done and a new paint job only for that to happen.

    Paul_Smith
    www.bikeplus.co.uk


    <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Johno68</i>

    I've noticed on my 531 framed Raliegh that the lug between head tube and down tube has cracked.[:(] Crack has formed from the corners of the cut out in the lug outwards:
    Crack LHS:
    http://fazer-mania.co.uk/coppermine/alb ... GP2690.JPG
    Crack RHS:
    http://fazer-mania.co.uk/coppermine/alb ... GP2693.JPG
    Bike:
    http://fazer-mania.co.uk/coppermine/alb ... GP2688.JPG


    What are my options?


    Thanks

    John
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  • MattBlackBigBoysBMX
    MattBlackBigBoysBMX Posts: 398
    It is repairable, but I have no idea how much it would cost. Lugs themselves often add little in the way of strength to the frame, though I would not offer further advice on that.[;)]

    I didn't know people still used lugs for manufacturing frames, how quaint![:D]

    Wheelies ARE cool.
    Wheelies ARE cool.

    Zaskar X
  • monty_dogcp
    monty_dogcp Posts: 382
    Depends whether it's just a cracked lug i.e. the brazed joint doesn't extend around the lug to the tube, or whether the tube itself is cracked too. Somebody like Argos or Bob Jackson could give you a quote for a repair, but I expect it would be for more than you could pick-up a similar frame on e-bay - remember to include the cost of the respray too.
  • yenrodcp
    yenrodcp Posts: 9,991
    Yuh better off buying new...

    At least you'll have 'new !

    [;)] 'tuono nel mio cuore...[:)]
    [;)] \'tuono nel mio cuore...[:)]

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