RIbble Sportive Cracked Frame

whereisthurso
whereisthurso Posts: 187
edited July 2011 in Workshop
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  • nferrar
    nferrar Posts: 2,511
    That could just be the paint, especially if the dropouts get opened up slightly when you put a wheel
  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    You tend to get quite thick paint / lacquer build-up in those areas and therefore a tendency to get some superficial cracking - there's a significant material overlap too between the alloy dropout insert and the carbon and you get cracking with differential material expansion- hard to tell without stripping the paint back. Obviously, first point of call is with Ribble and see what they have to say, but it's possibly not as bad as it looks.
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • Thats the thing - how do I know? Whether it be just the paint cracking or something worse, I will find it very difficult to ride the bike with much confidence now not knowing what may or may not be happening to the frame under loads.
  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    There's a significant material overlap between the alloy dropout insert and the carbon chainstay - even if the carbon was cracked all the way around it probably wouldn't affect the structural integrity of the mechanical joint.

    Talk to Ribble is all you can do.

    If it was my bike, I'd carry on riding.
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    Yeah looks like the paint to me as well.
  • geoff93
    geoff93 Posts: 190
    Take it someone with knowledge of this kind of thing, someone at LBS should be able to tell you if its paint or otherwise, if otherwise, get on the phone to Ribble and see what happens. The worst scenario is you get a chance to buy a new frame!
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