Uses for a dead frame

rockmonkeysc
rockmonkeysc Posts: 14,774
edited June 2013 in MTB general
After breaking my Giant XTC (snapped drop out) frame with my over enthusiastic riding I'm wondering what to do with it. It's certainly not pretty enough to hang on the wall as a piece of art.
We are constantly being told that rather than throw things away we should try to re-use or recycle. Any ideas?
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  • turnerjohn
    turnerjohn Posts: 1,069
    aluminium is worth loads scrap these days....maybe worth a trip to a scrappers ?
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Duct tape. Job done.
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  • heez29
    heez29 Posts: 612
    turnerjohn wrote:
    aluminium is worth loads scrap these days....maybe worth a trip to a scrappers ?

    Wouldn't waste your time.

    Use it as a bell next MTB event you go to or make it into a truing jig.
  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    Email Giant - you never know...
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  • welshkev
    welshkev Posts: 9,690
    Hang it on the other shoulder of the sculpture at the top of Cwmcarn :)
  • rockmonkeysc
    rockmonkeysc Posts: 14,774
    supersonic wrote:
    Email Giant - you never know...

    I bought the frame second hand and its a 2009 bike so I dont think they would give me a new frame!
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  • welshkev
    welshkev Posts: 9,690
    RockmonkeySC wrote:
    supersonic wrote:
    Email Giant - you never know...

    I bought the frame second hand and its a 2009 bike so I dont think they would give me a new frame!

    You've mis-laid the receipt? I was with you when you bought it remember? :wink::lol:
  • bennett_346
    bennett_346 Posts: 5,029
    Fiver in scrap metal? Probably less actually.
  • felix.london
    felix.london Posts: 4,067
    give it to bluechair to use for his frame building project
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  • PashleyRider
    PashleyRider Posts: 180
    JAF bikes can weld it then carbon wrap as a repair, they have done it to loads of trials frames and they have taken the abuse nicely!

    Otherwise truing jig is a good plan
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    Not sure a frame with a broken dropout will work as a truing jig.....
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
  • heez29
    heez29 Posts: 612
    Didn't even read snapped drop out. Use it as a bell.
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    Growing extra long straight carrots?
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
  • Kowalski675
    Kowalski675 Posts: 4,412
    Play tunnels for a hamster cage?
  • pesky_jones
    pesky_jones Posts: 2,890
    What do people mean by use it as a bell?
  • angry_bird
    angry_bird Posts: 3,786
    Pesky Jones wrote:
    What do people mean by use it as a bell?

    They're ideal for use when heckling people.

    Even better when it's in a place where lots of people crash.
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  • anj132
    anj132 Posts: 299
    Angry Bird wrote:
    Pesky Jones wrote:
    What do people mean by use it as a bell?

    They're ideal for use when heckling people.

    Even better when it's in a place where lots of people crash.

    absolute carnage!
  • Kowalski675
    Kowalski675 Posts: 4,412
    anj132 wrote:
    Angry Bird wrote:
    Pesky Jones wrote:
    What do people mean by use it as a bell?

    They're ideal for use when heckling people.

    Even better when it's in a place where lots of people crash.

    absolute carnage!

    The guy at 2 minutes 19 seconds has an admirably committed style, lol.
  • ScareyJ
    ScareyJ Posts: 64
    Cut it up and re-sculpture it as a work of art, Change your name to arse head Z, (Pronounced ZED), Dye one eyebrow Red, (If mono Brow, Trim Mid section), Have left hand goatee only, Dye this white.

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  • Kowalski675
    Kowalski675 Posts: 4,412
    Bolt it to a wall, chain Arrowhead's mum to it and use her as your sex slave. She'll love it.
  • rockmonkeysc
    rockmonkeysc Posts: 14,774
    Kowalski675 wrote:
    Bolt it to a wall, chain Arrowhead's mum to it and use her as your sex slave. She'll love it.

    I will be honest. That's not an option I had considered. Now that I have thought about it I will wash my brain in Cillit Bang
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  • bennett_346
    bennett_346 Posts: 5,029
    RockmonkeySC wrote:
    Kowalski675 wrote:
    Bolt it to a wall, chain Arrowhead's mum to it and use her as your sex slave. She'll love it.

    I will be honest. That's not an option I had considered. Now that I have thought about it I will wash my brain in Caustic Drain Cleaner
  • felix.london
    felix.london Posts: 4,067
    Angry Bird wrote:
    Pesky Jones wrote:
    What do people mean by use it as a bell?

    They're ideal for use when heckling people.

    Even better when it's in a place where lots of people crash.

    Why are their seats so high!? :shock:
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Er because it's XC. You obviously missed the flashes of lycra.
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  • pesky_jones
    pesky_jones Posts: 2,890
    felix.london wrote:
    Angry Bird wrote:
    Pesky Jones wrote:
    What do people mean by use it as a bell?

    They're ideal for use when heckling people.

    Even better when it's in a place where lots of people crash.

    Why are their seats so high!? :shock:

    Maybe the vid was before the wonders of dropper posts, and you had to actually get off the bike to lower the seat. Pffft
  • felix.london
    felix.london Posts: 4,067
    So...get off the bike and lower the seat :? . No way - I'd be tackling a section like that with my seat a full height...makes my eyes water just thinking about it!
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Why?
    It's a gentle slope with a curve. Those were just the rubbish riders who fell off. Most made it fine.
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  • felix.london
    felix.london Posts: 4,067
    thought it was one of those 'steeper than it looks' things - why were they making such a meal of it then?..were they p1ssed?
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    No Idea except I read the comments. But go into it with your weight on the left and stick the front brake on and the outcome is obvious.
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  • pesky_jones
    pesky_jones Posts: 2,890
    felix.london wrote:
    So...get off the bike and lower the seat :? . No way - I'd be tackling a section like that with my seat a full height...makes my eyes water just thinking about it!

    But that involves loosing valubale XC seconds?! are you mad?!

    Im being sarcy I think dropper posts are a solution to an invented problem.

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