carbon frame damage

tonypanic
tonypanic Posts: 56
edited March 2011 in MTB workshop & tech
Hi my mate and I was out on sat when a large rock clouted his 2010 wyhte just above the btm bracket, taking a slither of what could be carbon(not sure could be like a lacquer/resin), it is around 2.5" by 1" by the depth of a ten pence. What is the best opnion for him, are there companies who can repair/advise on damage, or would it best to send back to wyhte for advise.

any advise would be great

Cheers Tony.

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  • cavegiant
    cavegiant Posts: 1,546
    A good picture is worth a thousand words.
    An additional benefit for you, is pictures do not require sentence structure, spelling or punctuation!
    Why would I care about 150g of bike weight, I just ate 400g of cookies while reading this?
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    If its just the matrix material (aka 'resin') then its OK, if its damaged the carbon fibres, then it depends on how many layers of fibre are damaged, if just one, then he's probably OK, more than 1, then probably not.

    A picture speaks a 1000 words!

    Simon
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
  • tonypanic
    tonypanic Posts: 56
    will get piccy tonite.

    there is no sigh of fibres, just like a layer of paint.
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    Argh.....fibres.

    (a sigh of fibres for you)

    Simon
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.

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