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Recently, two parallel cracks appeared in the frame at the bottom of the steerer tube but these have been professionally repaired by a specialist aluminium fabricator

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Christ...how do you manage to get vertical cracks like that up a head tube...

Someone must have had one crazy landing

why would anyone repair it like that and not instead replace the entire tube, that would be the strongest and safest method. I would be very unhappy indeed with that repair.

[Edited on 4/2/08 by Mr Whippy]

That frame should have been written off and cut up for scrap. Even if it is very nice Pace externally butted square tube frame.

Ride at your own risk I say

Face plant looking for somewhere to happen.

If i got cracks like that id have been knocking on pace's door.

Next time someone says "Can I make the chassis in ally?" can we collectively point them in the direction of this thread?

Mike