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In hindsight i would have used paintstripper and not sand paper to uncover the area, i agree that this doesnt make it very easy to spot whether its a crack or not. I definately thought it looked like a crack, but if i hadn't known of the previous history of frames cracking in this area i probably would not have thought this.The chainstay has seen better days.. im still waiting on my lbs getting back to me & tell me whether or not there are any stays left in the company or not. I dont think i would feel too safe cycling on that frame anymore. My ideal situation would be too swap all my running gear onto another frame but i'll have to save up some pennie's first! The yeti does seem a great deal but not sure of an lbs near me that stocks them, will have a look..
flat out cycles have a used yeti 575 in a large size going for £430 at the moment...if it was a small or medium i'd have gone for it myself...
wouldn't the Yeti ASR frame be better suited to those forks?
Yeh i noticed that.. its 6 years old though. another £300 and i could get the 2012 one..been scouring the i/net all weekend.
@andyl.. i also looked at that frame, but wasnt sure between that and the 575. not familiar with yeti's so not on the ball with regards too what suits what better 😕
look up P20 on here. He used to have a 575 and now has an ASR-C.
Hi,
Why not polish the crack out?
if it does not extend past the weld fillet you could polish it out. Use a finer wet and dry type paper until you have polished it out. This way you will stop it propagating further into the stay.
and on that note.. I'll turn the computer off and go for a bike ride!
Well.. just pulled the trigger on a yeti asr-5.Couldnt ride one unfortunately before i bought but ive been checking the geometry and its pretty similiar to my roscoe..worse case scenario is i sell it if i dont like it. Will swap over what i can from my roscoe, looking forward to the new bike!