Is my best bike dead?

pdstsp

Just putting my bike into the back of the car ready for a day out tomorrow and the "lug" on the side of the top tube which holds the rear brake cable sheared off - not under any stress. Thing is its a carbon frame and I have no idea how to fix, or whether it can be done. The lug looks like it was held in place by two rivets which appear to have snapped.

Anyone got any knowledge/advice etc.

AaronH

I know it sounds like a bit of a bodge job but getting someone to tidy up the lug and weld it onto a jubilee clip or something similar (you could even spray it up to make it stand out less), I don't know the ins and outs of repairing carbon or whether you have a shaped top tube but it may get someone else thinking of a better idea.

Thinking about it, you'd need some proper advice on this one but wouldn't those lugs be glued on? it may be simpler to repair than you think especially as the position for that cable lug isn't critical.

JC.152

I'd say either take it to a bike shop or contact the company your bike is made by

fast as fupp

a similar thing happened with the rear mech cable stop on my carbon frame

jb weld sorted it-it takes a couple of days to cure but the repair stays fixed1

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-JB-WELD-EPOXY ... 286.c0.m14

markmanner

You can also get a new brake cable housing that runs all the way from the brake lever to the rear brake, rather than having two short sections on each end like you bike is set up now. This could be permanent or temporary until you find a way to fix the part that broke off the frame. That is the way bikes in the 70s (and maybe later) used to run the rear brake. The cable housing was attached to the top tube using 3 little brackets that circled the top tube, but you could use 3 cable ties, one near the front, one in the middle, and one near the rear of the top tube. Having a full length cable housing on the brake cable does add a little more friction, but they used to work just fine that way ( I rode a bike like that for 12 or more years beginning in 1970 through the early 80s). I hope this helps. Mark

pdstsp

Thanks guys - looks like its not dead, just wounded! I've taken it to my lbs for their opinion but may look at taking it back to original shop as, though its more than a year old, it looks a pretty shoddy job - given that I've bought six bikes for me and the wife and kids from them in the last four years I'm hoping the goodwill will pay off.