Seat tube crack repair on XXTeam

[mixalive]

Mark.. You have a 14" XX Team frame?

[Mark]

No, I've got 2 spare XX Team frames; a 95 18" and a 96 18" with a cracked head tube.

[mixalive]

OMG.. I would need stilts to ride an 18"..

[cudarider1]

Mark, Where were you hiding that 18" 95 when I was looking to replace my cracked A2M? Your a horder, LOL!

[Mark]

Yes, I sure am!

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[ctk]

Great write up and great work! Such a damn good looking frame and worth saving.

[mixalive]

Thanks..

[neo_pop_71]

Mixalive... you're the king of fab'n'restoration ! ! !

That repair was complex, insanely involved, and you totally pulled it off like a champ! Do you feel like you could do anything with regard to a bike frame? How about building some frames? This story has been a blast to follow... especially when you consider the horrid starting point, all you put into building your repair set up, to the beautiful finished product. I appreciate the thanks along the way but as I stated before, this repair fell solely on your steady shoulders! I can say this, I damn proud of you (your hard work and achievement)... it really paid off in a big way! That took some steelie huevos to start cutting into that frame, you rule, brother!!!

Congrats on the fabulous success, you earned it!

Best regards,

-D-

p.s. Now, go build it...

[Mark]

I think the biggest benefit this story has is that we've seen it all documented from start to finish, complete with photos. Couldn't have been a better tutorial, seriously.

[mixalive]

It was scary but I guess it worked out.

Check out the head tube reinforcement project that I recently posted.. http://barracudabicycles.com/forum/view ... ?f=5&t=357

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