Having discovered yesterday that I've managed to snap the chainstay on my Brompton, I'm looking for a solution ...
Fairly obviously, I can pay £150 to a dealer for a new rear triangle, then the same again (well, more or less) to have it fitted and the bike serviced. While that's all very well, I quite like the idea of being a bit more self-sufficient, and of not spending three hundred quid - while the Brom is useful, and very nice to have, I don't really use it a huge amount and could nearly always find another option, plus I've got better things to do with three hundred quid ...
How practical is it to get hold of a rear triangle (dealers say publicly that they may only sell them along with fitting, and I haven't tried to convince one otherwise; ebay only has 3rd-party Ti ones at £500; I can't immediately find a s/h one), and then fit it myself? (I know a couple of people here have replaced rear bushes, with varying reliance on the official tools - I'd probably do that job at the same time simply because it's probably getting close to necessary.)
Or, frame repair? I've not spoken to anyone yet, but is brazing a Brom chainstay fairly close to the lug at the bottom bracket end practical? Sensible? Will I die horribly?