The lemonade man Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 (edited) Hi guys, very p*ssed off at the moment as I've just found a crack in my frame and have absolutley no money and owe alot...Anyway I'm wondering if theres any relatively cheap way of welding/fixing it. It's an onza T-pro and its cracked on the downtube just after the weld where it meets the toptube by the headtube.Don't really know why it's done it as I've not been going big on it Thanks. Edited April 23, 2006 by The lemonade man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endohopper Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 I feel for you , I've just discovered a fracture in my Base TA26 . Is your frame still under warranty / guarantee ? Had to ask . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The lemonade man Posted April 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 No, I'm the 2nd owner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 cheaply I have no idea what to do. Someone suggests drilling holes at the ends of the cracks to stop it spreading but I can't even advise thereSorry mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomN Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 Get it welded and put a big plate/gusset on thee crack, thats what my mate did when he crack his and after he got his frame back, no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanie-b Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 (edited) cheaply I have no idea what to do. Someone suggests drilling holes at the ends of the cracks to stop it spreading but I can't even advise thereSorry mate Drilling holes at the end of a crack will stop it spreading, But generally the consensus is to get it welded up with a night gusset on it Edited April 23, 2006 by deanie-b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 I feel for you , I've just discovered a fracture in my Base TA26 . But your Base is the sex! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Geary Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 Yeah i'm in your posistion at the minute, i've also just found a fat crack in my Base TA26 aswell.I'm acctualy happy it's cracked as i was planning on getting a new frame but just cloudent be arsed .... well now i'm gonna have to get a new one If you get it welded it'll probally just crack again, i wouldent bother getting it welded save the money to put torwards a new frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The lemonade man Posted April 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 Problem is though, I'm too young to work anywhere, have tried washing cars etc. but everyone is a right tight-arse where I live, have nothing to sell except my bighit which I've spent all my money on and love and it's not worth that much anyway...And my parents are having financial problems at the moment so that rules them out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spunkey_monkey_boy Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 get it welded by someone who knows what they're doing and be gentle with it. i'm riding a cracked monty atm, its got two fat cracks in it but i'm still riding it because the cracks aren't getting any bigger so why not!ride it and see if the crack gets bigger, if it does weld it, if it doesn't just be nice to her and she should stand up to a bit of riding... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducko Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 drill the crack ends stop the crack spreading make sure you deburr the sides too make sure its all smoothy woothy!then if you can find a glue called 'bison' it is a 2 part glue that your can mix up and is stupidly strong, if you mix this some metal chips it works really strong, wack that over the crack and hopefully itll last a wee bit longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camster911 Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 I suggest a UNIT frame http://unittrials.co.nr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Cox Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 I suggest a UNIT frame http://unittrials.co.nryou got any pics of these shitpieces?ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Smith! Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 you got any pics of these shitpieces?benLMAO , oh dear.I wanna' see aswell, Steel?Mat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich4130 Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 I got my frame welded up and it lasted. It snaped in the end but at a completly different place, there will be somewhere in aylesbury that will do it, I got mine done at a place called Wescott just out of aylesbury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camster911 Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 add me on msn , ill show you. , and ben , your just a wanker. whats wrong with you? Are you strested because society cant come to terms with your homosexuality?I understand. My cat was gay once, people never accepted it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Cox Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 add me on msn , ill show you. , and ben , your just a wanker. whats wrong with you? Are you strested because society cant come to terms with your homosexuality?I understand. My cat was gay once, people never accepted it.im only doing what comes naturally Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 I feel for you , I've just discovered a fracture in my Base TA26 . Is your frame still under warranty / guarantee ? Had to ask .not another one? oh dear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Cox Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 (edited) heres the professional cad frame design aka Paint, there gonna be built by his mate who's a frame builder apparentlyBen Edited April 23, 2006 by Man On A Mission Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The lemonade man Posted April 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 I'm presuming they'll cost a fair ammount? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spunkey_monkey_boy Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 I'm presuming they'll cost a fair ammount?get a iolo frame, £250, steel, if it cracks you can re weld it with no weakness problems etc etcone day you'll all learn that steel is the way forward... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 Didnt you just say you were using a monty?alluminium monty? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicH_87 Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 i bet theres a ton of people with t-pro frames lying around their garage and they are just too lazy to get shot. Post a wanted thread and see if someone is feeling generous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 add me on msn , ill show you. , and ben , your just a wanker. whats wrong with you? Are you strested because society cant come to terms with your homosexuality?I understand. My cat was gay once, people never accepted it. If you're trying to make a 'career for life' out of your frame company, you might want to stop being a stupid twat towards the people who are buying your frames?Anyways, my T-Pro's cracks didn't get bigger for quite a while, so stay on it if you can't afford to get it welded or whatever. Drilling a small hole at each end of the crack will stop the crack for now, but if there's a fracture it's still a bit raped, obviously.Just keep with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoyoyo Posted April 23, 2006 Report Share Posted April 23, 2006 Problem is though, I'm too young to work anywhere, have tried washing cars etc. but everyone is a right tight-arse where I live, have nothing to sell except my bighit which I've spent all my money on and love and it's not worth that much anyway...If your too young to work, how you managed to buy a big hit is beyond me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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