I'm going to send a bike to Calfee eventually. I cracked the downtube. I wound up having to just buy a new bike, because Specialized wouldn't get me a replacement by the time I needed it (they were out of stock, and they also couldn't really quote me a price at the time). Calfee said that with shipping time across the country, I'd be looking at 4-5 weeks for the repair.
I'd email Calfee about seatstay repair. I don't know if they do those. They don't do fork repair, and maybe seatstays are kind of iffy too, I don't know. It may change the ride a bit, because Calfee patches are generally said to be stronger than the original tube. The seat stays give you some vertical compliance (whatever that buzzword really means), so fiddling with one may change the ride, at least in theory. Also, depending on they type of fracture, plus shipping, it could cost you a lot. Specialized may be able to get you a good enough deal through the crash replacement program (you can get just a frame or a whole bike), and then you'd have a NEW bike or frame to ride and not a repaired one. Also, you can tell Calfee not to match colors or paint or whatever. They will do whatever finishing you want them to. They send it off to a place next door to be painted, so you'd need to give them specific instructions. They are very good about responding to emails. Attach close pictures of the carnage when you do email them for a price quote and information.
Then get your local dealer to talk to Specialized's warranty people and see what you want to do. They sometimes give you an upgrade. For example, I wrecked my Roubaix Comp, and (had they had them in stock) I would've been offered an Expert/Pro level replacement frame. It would've cost about 2x what Calfee will cost me (including shipping). But then I wound up going for the big upgrade to get a bike in time, and splurged on the S-works frame. Eventually that frame will get a components upgrade when I rebuild the other after it gets repaired. Or it may just sit in a box and I'll get a TT bike, I dunno.



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