neckbeard delusions from the same people who claim, without evidence, that ben serotta personally fellated them while building them a custom frameset for $50 and a six pack of beer based on a craiglist ad:
>>1965021>>1964900reality check from the real world where repairing a steel frame is basically not done in any first world country, except for extraordinary collector pieces owned by rich people:
http://www.bantambicycles.com/repairs-and-retrofits>$450+ Replace rear dropout (plus cost of replacement dropout)>$550 Replace down tube or top tube, TIG welded >$650 Replace down tube or top tube, fillet brazed>$800 Replace down tube or top tube, lugged>$900+ Replace seat tube>$500+ Replace chain stay or seat stay, per each>$700 Replace steerer tube>Prices do not reflect cost of repainting your frame.https://www.rodbikes.com/articles/frame_repair.html>Dropouts (one) $160 >Top, Down, or Head Tube $320 >Front Triangle $460 >Seat Tube (Full or Lug repair) $460 >Re-paint (strongly recommended) - from $600 (depending on difficulty).tldr: carbon and steel repairs are basically the same thing cost-wise except that there are more existing carbon bikes worth repairing than steel since steel is mostly found at the bottom of the barrel and in a few boutique frame builders and let's face it none of you NEETs own anything in the latter group and the second you have the money for a good bike it's going to be a carbon bike and you'll act like you were never posting this steelisreal cope
