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@nickzoic@aus.social @ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org Absolutely no question that frame's been gronched. That bent tube is the seat stay, the plate it's welded to is called the dropout, but there is a weld in there, and welds don't hold up to bending. That needs a frame builder to repair and possibly retemper. Steel bikes weren't made of straight tubing; it was often swaged or drawn so that wall thickness was higher in high stress areas, thinner in lower stress areas. Too much mystery for a home repair I feel. Gorgeous bike.