Hey! First time poster but ive been on for a bit. I got an RTS frame and shock for $50 and built it up with stuff i had around, only to realize that the chainstay is cracked in a few spots where it pivots and meets the seatstay. the frame is 6061 t6, serial num below. I can find every part online but chainstays. anyone know where to source one/if they are repairable? seems like a hard place to weld. ill post pics of the cracks later.
GT RTS aluminum rear triangle cracked at pivots. where to find replacement/repair?
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Jimmy riddle
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I had same problem posted a wanted add in gt rts group and a guy in Finland sold me one ,there like rocking horse shit , good luck
They do seem to go at that point. You could get it repaired, I think it's slotted in then welded so you could have it chopped of and a new fabricated piece added in.
I've got a couple of these frames and a few spares just in case. One spare is a cromo rear triangle, no pivot at the rear to break.
Fyi I wondered what BLEM meant so looked it up. Appears to mean blemish or factory second. Never knew that. Yours looks lovely so wonder what the reason it didn't pass qa and was marked with BLEM?
I've got a couple of these frames and a few spares just in case. One spare is a cromo rear triangle, no pivot at the rear to break.
Fyi I wondered what BLEM meant so looked it up. Appears to mean blemish or factory second. Never knew that. Yours looks lovely so wonder what the reason it didn't pass qa and was marked with BLEM?
Jimmy riddle
Retro Newbie
Just search gt rts in groups on Facebook mate
not on facebook so thats why i havent seen anything.
its got a few blemishes on the top tube, nothing major. when i bought it it had been in a shed for years and was covered in severe corrosion and dullness. used a whole tub of polish to get here. I live quite close to where the gt factory was (this is a USA frame) and I would not be surprised if an employee took it home with a big discount on it and thats how it got out to the public.
