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Originally Posted by JacRyann
Hmmm, this feels very familiar.... Kinda like the rear-derailleur hanger on bikes. They would bend or get permanently damaged in crashes. A lot of racing frames were totalled because of damaged threads at hanger. Then Canondale came up wiht revolutionary solution, a replaceable hanger!
So... I'm thinking an intermediate plate between frame & rearsets. The plate would be attached with break-away bolts so it would get ripped away before sufficient force was applied to damage frame... Hmmm... or explosive bolts... |
we already have a fix, solid metal plate welded to the frame in that spot.