https://cyclescauchemar.fr/en/Recent content on Cycles CauchemarHugoen-usMon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cyclescauchemar.fr/en/posts/cracked-lug/Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://cyclescauchemar.fr/en/posts/cracked-lug/<p>I started building my first solo frame with a small annoyance: a lug with a crack, small enough that I decided to repair it rather than have a replacement shipped from England via <a href="https://ceeway.com/">https://ceeway.com/</a>.</p> <p><figure class="progressive-img" data-full="/en/posts/cracked-lug/img/raccord-fele_hu_486ee911641a8b6.jpg"> <button type="button" class="progressive-img__trigger" aria-label="Open image fullscreen"> <span class="progressive-img__wrap" style="background-image:url(&#39;data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/2wCEAAgGBgcGBQgHBwcJCQgKDBQNDAsLDBkSEw8UHRofHh0aHBwgJC4nICIsIxwcKDcpLDAxNDQ0Hyc5PTgyPC4zNDIBCQkJDAsMGA0NGDIhHCEyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMv/AABEIACAAGAMBIgACEQEDEQH/xAGiAAABBQEBAQEBAQAAAAAAAAAAAQIDBAUGBwgJCgsQAAIBAwMCBAMFBQQEAAABfQECAwAEEQUSITFBBhNRYQcicRQygZGhCCNCscEVUtHwJDNicoIJChYXGBkaJSYnKCkqNDU2Nzg5OkNERUZHSElKU1RVVldYWVpjZGVmZ2hpanN0dXZ3eHl6g4SFhoeIiYqSk5SVlpeYmZqio6Slpqeoqaqys7S1tre4ubrCw8TFxsfIycrS09TV1tfY2drh4uPk5ebn6Onq8fLz9PX29/j5&#43;gEAAwEBAQEBAQEBAQAAAAAAAAECAwQFBgcICQoLEQACAQIEBAMEBwUEBAABAncAAQIDEQQFITEGEkFRB2FxEyIygQgUQpGhscEJIzNS8BVictEKFiQ04SXxFxgZGiYnKCkqNTY3ODk6Q0RFRkdISUpTVFVWV1hZWmNkZWZnaGlqc3R1dnd4eXqCg4SFhoeIiYqSk5SVlpeYmZqio6Slpqeoqaqys7S1tre4ubrCw8TFxsfIycrS09TV1tfY2dri4&#43;Tl5ufo6ery8/T19vf4&#43;fr/2gAMAwEAAhEDEQA/ANzTrV7uL5ulV9RRrJSqDmqEevyWZ29K0I76O&#43;USS4xXCd1Sl7Mxhf3SybsHPapP7VvfU10sNhaXmNmKm/sCD1FBmeaajIZmOzrUUV/cW9sVJPFVrKZrufPaugTTI3QBh1oOrEmh4a1gumDnNdN/af1rn9PsYbNMqBV/evpWhyn/2Q==&#39;);aspect-ratio:1400/1867;"> <img src="https://cyclescauchemar.fr/en/posts/cracked-lug/img/raccord-fele_hu_cd2e57d4dfda92b6.jpg" width="1400" height="1867" alt="A crack in the TT/HT lug" loading="lazy" decoding="async" onload="this.parentNode.classList.add('is-loaded')"> </span> </button></figure> </p> <p>I only have a torch, so I practised by filling in a hacksaw line with gas welding using a copper-coated steel rod.</p> <p><figure class="progressive-img" data-full="/en/posts/cracked-lug/img/essai-soudure_hu_4f90895f966cb30c.jpg"> <button type="button" class="progressive-img__trigger" aria-label="Open image fullscreen"> <span class="progressive-img__wrap" style="background-image:url(&#39;data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/2wCEAAgGBgcGBQgHBwcJCQgKDBQNDAsLDBkSEw8UHRofHh0aHBwgJC4nICIsIxwcKDcpLDAxNDQ0Hyc5PTgyPC4zNDIBCQkJDAsMGA0NGDIhHCEyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMv/AABEIACAAGAMBIgACEQEDEQH/xAGiAAABBQEBAQEBAQAAAAAAAAAAAQIDBAUGBwgJCgsQAAIBAwMCBAMFBQQEAAABfQECAwAEEQUSITFBBhNRYQcicRQygZGhCCNCscEVUtHwJDNicoIJChYXGBkaJSYnKCkqNDU2Nzg5OkNERUZHSElKU1RVVldYWVpjZGVmZ2hpanN0dXZ3eHl6g4SFhoeIiYqSk5SVlpeYmZqio6Slpqeoqaqys7S1tre4ubrCw8TFxsfIycrS09TV1tfY2drh4uPk5ebn6Onq8fLz9PX29/j5&#43;gEAAwEBAQEBAQEBAQAAAAAAAAECAwQFBgcICQoLEQACAQIEBAMEBwUEBAABAncAAQIDEQQFITEGEkFRB2FxEyIygQgUQpGhscEJIzNS8BVictEKFiQ04SXxFxgZGiYnKCkqNTY3ODk6Q0RFRkdISUpTVFVWV1hZWmNkZWZnaGlqc3R1dnd4eXqCg4SFhoeIiYqSk5SVlpeYmZqio6Slpqeoqaqys7S1tre4ubrCw8TFxsfIycrS09TV1tfY2dri4&#43;Tl5ufo6ery8/T19vf4&#43;fr/2gAMAwEAAhEDEQA/AO48QzL9lNcL/aYizz0rpfElz/o7qD2rzxA7TNnOM1ynUdIl79sUBjxTtiVhrMbdgV6VL/ajehrKW5obGq3MsxII4rKjjUAjZya0bucNziqKXaB&#43;lamZA8BD/MODSeSlT3Evm4xwKr496zND/9k=&#39;);aspect-ratio:1400/1867;"> <img src="https://cyclescauchemar.fr/en/posts/cracked-lug/img/essai-soudure_hu_74fb0456f9d65f1d.jpg" width="1400" height="1867" alt="A first attempt at filling a saw cut" loading="lazy" decoding="async" onload="this.parentNode.classList.add('is-loaded')"> </span> </button></figure> </p>