Small crack on the head tube

[lewis87]

I bought this Pinarello used and have been very happy with it, looks beautiful, rides perfect, appears to have been very well looked after, no play in the head bearings but today I noticed a crack on the head tube which is 14.50mm long and stops at the weld. I've not had the bike long and have no idea how long the crack has been there. I cleaned it up and took a picture.

So what would you do? I'm tempted to just ride the thing and see if it gets any worse. It doesn't seem to be deep at all, is there any chance this is paint cracking? Or is that wishful thinking?



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[lewis87]

BliarOut said:

That looks way deeper than the paint I'm afraid...

The picture makes it look quite bad but if I shine a light right into the crack it does not look deep at all. How thick are head tubes on bicycles? It is aluminum if that makes any difference.

[lewis87]

Not what I wanted to hear I've only ridden it a few times and I'm not sure what to do now. I don't know much about bicycles, is it possible to say buy any brand frame and swap over all components from this bike? Will parts fit other frame makes? It is a Pinarello surprise about 6 years old.