cracked carbon?

s_walker9

i've recently serviced my bike and i've noticed what i fear may be a small crack where the top tube joins the seat tube.

is anyone able to offer any advice.

i have photos however am not sure how to upload them to the forum.

thanks

thel33ter

Can you then post a link to flikr, photobucket ect?

Carbon can sometimes be repaired if it's not too terminal.

s_walker9

ok here it goes

http://i1036.photobucket.com/albums/a44 ... 1285878153

http://i1036.photobucket.com/albums/a44 ... 1285878153

http://i1036.photobucket.com/albums/a44 ... 1285878153

http://i1036.photobucket.com/albums/a44 ... 1285878153

http://i1036.photobucket.com/albums/a44 ... 1285878153

cheers

s_walker9

one last point it's a scott cr1 dunno if there's any prior history of this happening to them....

1 year old

thel33ter

Can you feel it with your fingernail?, because then its probably a scratch or crack in the laquer. I doesn't look like a crack in the frame, and it's unlikely to crack there, as it is not quite in the join.

s_walker9

i cant feel it with my finger nail i'm afraid, however it does look cosmetic.

i'd like to get some advice jst in case.

i've read multiple forums and there seems to be a lot of talk of carbon cracking, i thought it might be jst in the laquer but wasnt sure if this is possible?

to be honest had i not serviced the bike at the weekend i'd of never known about it.....

thel33ter

I' still say its the laquer, but it might be best to take it into an LBS to see what they say.

s_walker9

will do cheers for the advice

Soni

Looks like something has scratched it to me, albeit a deep one, certainly doesn't look like a crack thats for sure....

amaferanga

LBS will probably just tell you to keep an eye on it.

It does look to me like a scratch, but if you're worried then either measure it or mark the ends and check it occasionally to see if its growing.

rockmount

Looks like a scratch to me too, it,s not even the right shape for a crack.

gazeds

is,nt it under warrenty