I'm looking for a shop or someone in the Canmore/Calgary area that could do a repair on a Santa Cruz cracked chain stay. Not 100% broken but a serious crack, still straight though.
I wouldn't trust carbon thats been repaired, even professionally. Once those fibres are broken its pretty difficult to get them back to their original strength/integrity. You would be better off replacing the rear triangle
I wouldn't trust carbon thats been repaired, even professionally. Once those fibres are broken its pretty difficult to get them back to their original strength/integrity. You would be better off replacing the rear triangle
I wouldn't trust carbon thats been repaired, even professionally. Once those fibres are broken its pretty difficult to get them back to their original strength/integrity. You would be better off replacing the rear triangle
...and you're basing this opinion on....?
I'm an aircraft technician and I work with a few structural fitters... And the aircraft I work on is 90% composite materials
Carbon repair is totally safe if done by a professional. It will add a little bit of weight (less than 20 grams) but will be just as strong. My buddy does a lot of carbon repair on bikes and he's never seen a frame break in the same place. Carbon fiber repair is awesome. I've seen almost entire top tubes and bottom bracket areas fixed. Get that carbon repaired!
Quite a few comments on here about not trusting carbon repair.
Coming from someone that’s repaired several hundred frames and I haven’t had a single one come back For warranty I’d trust it. I buy broken frames now and repair them and then buy old it up for my personal bike.
Quite a few comments on here about not trusting carbon repair.
Coming from someone that’s repaired several hundred frames and I haven’t had a single one come back For warranty I’d trust it. I buy broken frames now and repair them and then buy old it up for my personal bike.
I am biased since I run a carbon repair shop.
https://www.utahcarbonbikerepair.com/
I have not repaired carbon, but generally if you contact the manufacturer, they may have shops they use/recommend for carbon repair. I know Ibis has a few shops they recommend in CA.