Aluminum frame repair?

Matt O'Toole said:

I have a really nice Coppi Aluminum Galaxy frame with a broken derailer hanger.
Can anyone recommend a good framebuilder who could repair it?

Ted Croft
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www.pyrobike.com

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A Muzi said:

Matt O'Toole said:

I have a really nice Coppi Aluminum Galaxy frame with a broken derailer
hanger.
Can anyone recommend a good framebuilder who could repair it?

Ted Croft
[email hidden]

www.pyrobike.com

Pyrobike is not in service, but Pyrotek.com is. Their office seems to be
less than an hour from my house.

For a Coppi, this is surely worth considering. For those of you trying
to replace the Giant TCR3 frame you folded up in last week's crit, there
is the Frame:

http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?category=130&subcategory=1176&brand=&s
ku=6064&storetype=&estoreid=&pagename=

This frame has been seen on sale for less than $100 on occasion. Dave
will chime in with a glowing endorsement, I'm sure.

Share & Enjoy,
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In article <[email hidden]>,
A Muzi <[email hidden]> wrote:

For those of you trying

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to replace the Giant TCR3 frame you folded up in last week's crit, there
is the Frame:

http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?category=130&subcategory=1176&brand=&s
ku=6064&storetype=&estoreid=&pagename=

This frame has been seen on sale for less than $100 on occasion. Dave
will chime in with a glowing endorsement, I'm sure.

Share & Enjoy,

I'm a Dave with a Nashbar road frame, so I'll reply. Great frame for the
price. I got the fork, headset and frame for about $110 in one of Nashbar's
occasional blowouts. Weighs a couple of pounds more than a top-end beer-can
frame with a full carbon fork, but its been built into a great all-round
bike. I can't tell the difference between this bike and my steel bikes, or
my Ti bike. They sound different, but using the same wheels, but the ride
feels the same.

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It's strange how no other name comes even close in
popularity to "Dave" on rec.bicycles.tech.

Would a really sly politician change his name to Dave in
order to capture the crucial Dave-vote?

Carl Fogel

Anydave but Dave W. Bush!

Dave Lehnen

Ryan Cousineau said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

A Muzi said:

Matt O'Toole said:

I have a really nice Coppi Aluminum Galaxy frame with a broken derailer
hanger.
Can anyone recommend a good framebuilder who could repair it?

Ted Croft
[email hidden]

www.pyrobike.com

Pyrobike is not in service, but Pyrotek.com is. Their office seems to be
less than an hour from my house.

For a Coppi, this is surely worth considering. For those of you trying
to replace the Giant TCR3 frame you folded up in last week's crit, there
is the Frame:

http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?category=130&subcategory=1176&brand=&s
ku=6064&storetype=&estoreid=&pagename=

This frame has been seen on sale for less than $100 on occasion. Dave
will chime in with a glowing endorsement, I'm sure.

Share & Enjoy,

i commute on one of those! the ride is somewhat harsh compared to other
frames i have, but so far it's done over 5k without a problem and its
torsional stiffness is superb - no shimmy!

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Matt O'Toole wrote:

>I have a really nice Coppi Aluminum Galaxy frame with a broken derailer hanger.
>Can anyone recommend a good framebuilder who could repair it?

Have you considered getting out a hacksaw, cutting / filing off the
hanger, and getting a band-on adapter clamp? Assuming that the band
does not put the hanger any farther outboard than the braze-on clamp,
this can be done very cheaply (< $20), and with minimal damage to your
paint.

- Don Gillies
San Diego, CA

Donald Gillies said:

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>Matt O'Toole wrote:
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>>I have a really nice Coppi Aluminum Galaxy frame with a broken derailer hanger.
>>Can anyone recommend a good framebuilder who could repair it?

Have you considered getting out a hacksaw, cutting / filing off the
hanger, and getting a band-on adapter clamp? Assuming that the band
does not put the hanger any farther outboard than the braze-on clamp,
this can be done very cheaply (< $20), and with minimal damage to your
paint.

- Don Gillies
San Diego, CA

Don, I'm pretty sure he's talking about the REAR derailleur hanger, not
a braze-on for the front derailleur.

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