I managed to crack a steel frame mountain bike in the early 1990s - I did use it to commute (about 25km a day) and used it off road a lot. Simply got someone to

I managed to crack a steel frame mountain bike in the early 1990s - I did use it to commute (about 25km a day) and used it off road a lot. Simply got someone to weld up the crack, got the frame sprayed and it lasted another 5 years or until I could afford to buy something nicer.