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Would you race on this (cracked seat stay)?
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robegan99
Oct 9, 17 21:33
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I noticed cracks in my right seat stay while washing down my bike after a ride this weekend. I didn't crash, or hit anything rough (that I know of), so I am not quite sure how it happened. I understand it is relatively straightforward to have repaired. But, I have a race this Sunday (olympic distance) and I'm not sure I can have the repair done by then. What say you, ST'ers? Would you race 40K on this? The course does have some rough patches of asphalt.


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robegan99
Oct 9, 17 21:34
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...for reference, a pic of the entire bike:

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zedzded
Oct 9, 17 23:16
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No. The chances of it snapping are slim, but the consequences if it does are potentially catastrophic.
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iron snorks
Oct 10, 17 0:08
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zedzded wrote:
No. The chances of it snapping are slim, but the consequences if it does are potentially catastrophic.

Ditto that, not worth the chances
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commendatore
Oct 10, 17 7:19
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nope
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HuffNPuff
Oct 10, 17 9:21
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It looks like it took quite an impact. I would not race it (and I've been racing one with a small feather crack in the frame for over 3 years now).
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robegan99
Oct 10, 17 9:29
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HuffNPuff wrote:
It looks like it took quite an impact. I would not race it (and I've been racing one with a small feather crack in the frame for over 3 years now).

Yeah, that's what I was thinking: looks like something hit it rather than some type of stress fracture from barreling through a pothole or similar. My bikes live a rather cushy life when I am not on them, so I can only guess that happened in transition a couple weeks back at my last race, and somehow I only noticed it now.

Oh well, I guess I'll give up some time this weekend on my road bike and I'll start looking for someone to repair this.

Thanks for the replies!
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