Pondo
Finally riding a big boys bike
Hey guys,
I picked up this '69 Raleigh Superbe to fix up and found a hole in the bottom of the chainstay. Someone had put a Schwinn kickstand on this thing and it looks like they cranked it down too tight and it broke and/or rubbed thru the tubing right next to the lug. I'm wondering if I can carefully weld this with a mig welder? Or would it need to be brazed? Is it even salvagable? The stickers on the frame are pretty worn off so I don't have a clue as to type of tubing this is made of. It's a drop tube frame and I'm half way looking for a boys frame anyways so maybe it's time to hang this frame up. What do you folks think? Thanks!
I picked up this '69 Raleigh Superbe to fix up and found a hole in the bottom of the chainstay. Someone had put a Schwinn kickstand on this thing and it looks like they cranked it down too tight and it broke and/or rubbed thru the tubing right next to the lug. I'm wondering if I can carefully weld this with a mig welder? Or would it need to be brazed? Is it even salvagable? The stickers on the frame are pretty worn off so I don't have a clue as to type of tubing this is made of. It's a drop tube frame and I'm half way looking for a boys frame anyways so maybe it's time to hang this frame up. What do you folks think? Thanks!