Grahmam Weigh un-used CX frame only with headset and cantis.

Gios steel frame (needs repair/paint)with new forks.

Both sat in my garage

For winter road training BTW.

Ask again in 6 months, for now the last thing I'm thinking about is a winter bike!

you're a cheery chap aye? Why not enjoy summer first

Gios steelie for road, then the CX as a second bike for cross…

This is the repair that needs sorting.

Meh, just use a long seatpost; it's not really a structural deformity.

Throw the Gios away as its scrap and build up the other one

I confess I did that drilling out a seatpost that hadn't moved for twenty years, it's A1 apart from that.

winter! FFS.

Meh, just use a long seatpost; it's not really a structural deformity.

It's **** like that what are you on about?

Yeah winter. I ain't got bugger else all to tinker with.

It's not a structural deformity; it's a hole in the downtube. The seatpost is anchored above there and is supported by the toptube and seat stays far more than the downtube.

I'd ride it.

It might leak 🙂

Found a man that's going to repair it for free, just need paint. That's made my day.

It lives.