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[retrokona]

First quotes come in at £65 so a good start

 

[ishaw]

First quotes come in at £65 so a good start

That seems good value. Is that just for the weld?

 

[retrokona]

yes, that's from Bob Jackson to replace the drop out.

Having looked on some of the other forums I can see it's a common weak point on the frame.

 

[LeeDevelopment]

If you want to be a bit of a bike tart there are some after market drop out manufacturers like Paragon Machine Works too, comes down to how much cash to splash.

 

[retrokona]

Picked you the repaired frame this morning, had a East London welder called Ted do the work. He was in the 14 Bike Co shop before it shut earlier this month.
I am very very with the results, he took off the original drop out cleaned it up and welded it back on (also filled in a couple of top tube dents).

Now just have to decide on the colour....(NOT white!)

 

[Bensherman]

"It's a livvvve" said in a Dr Frankenstein type voice. Nice to see it's not going to be scrapped. Good luck with the rebuild.

 

[Djr-xc-quadracer88]

Nice repair that!!

 

[Agency_Scum]

Gary the torch man at Argos calls that a classic Kona break. The high end ones go, if they do fail, right there on the drive side. No problem at all for a good welder, like the one you've used, to strengthen it with a good solid repair. Now go the whole hog and get it powder coated instead of that beautiful-but-too-soft stove enamel. Someone on here ( Giler? ) does lovely retro decals for bobbins.

 

[chemitaa]

Oh, perfect job. Now you could paint al the frame and put new decals.

regards.

 

[michel2]

nice work !!
no powder coating please ! how about some lovely old flames some kandy colors and 25 layers of clear coat ?!!(-: