Worth getting this crack repaired?

jscl

Have a really nice crack near the BB on the rear stay (cracks have appeared on both side) - I am not sure if it's been caused by transportation in bike box to/from Tenerife or if it's been caused by the tyre rub on the inside when the rear wheel was incorrectly seated. Is it worth paying to get it fixed, can it be fixed properly and will it be safe after a 'fix'?

Cheers.

Bigmitch

Will be safe if repaired but not look very nice

RidingSeed

The crack itself is pretty ugly, but it should be safe to ride. If you don't care about the looks and you're on a tight budget, you could leave it like that and just apply some minor fixing. Otherwise, just replace it, but honestly I'd go on with repairing it. Try some PlastiFix, works like a charm - I used it myself when I got a crack similar to yours.

gavbarron

Get it repaired properly if you go that route, a home repair will only add a resin cover and not repair the damaged weave which is where the strength lies.
Check with frame manufacturers whether they cover it, if it has just happened without a crash or cause then its a materials failure and they should repair/replace.

These guys have done a few repairs to bikes in our club and have been outstanding:

H Q Fibre Products
Blofield Road, Lingwood, Norwich, NR13 4AJ
Telephone(s): 01603 713 972

Skeletor_LDN

I'd be getting that looked at if I were you. As Gavin says, get it done properly too.

There are some carbon wizards out there so have a look around...

Monty Dog

RidingSeed wrote:

The crack itself is pretty ugly, but it should be safe to ride. If you don't care about the looks and you're on a tight budget, you could leave it like that and just apply some minor fixing. Otherwise, just replace it, but honestly I'd go on with repairing it. Try some PlastiFix, works like a charm - I used it myself when I got a crack similar to yours.

Brilliant! I'm amazed at your X-ray vision and that you can see that it's only superficial. Looks like a full thickness crack due to crushing - I would suggest the frame has been structurally compromised and if you can't get to the inside of the stays to reinforce them, then as an external repair might be tricky as it could restrict tyre clearance.

slowbike

Monty Dog wrote:

RidingSeed wrote:

The crack itself is pretty ugly, but it should be safe to ride. If you don't care about the looks and you're on a tight budget, you could leave it like that and just apply some minor fixing. Otherwise, just replace it, but honestly I'd go on with repairing it. Try some PlastiFix, works like a charm - I used it myself when I got a crack similar to yours.

Brilliant! I'm amazed at your X-ray vision and that you can see that it's only superficial. Looks like a full thickness crack due to crushing - I would suggest the frame has been structurally compromised and if you can't get to the inside of the stays to reinforce them, then as an external repair might be tricky as it could restrict tyre clearance.

Phew! Glad I'm not the only one surprised at the "safe to ride" comment. From the second pic it looks like major structural damage - I would not be surprised if you could wiggle the end around quite easily.

nicklouse

to me it looks like scrap.

but without having it in my hands it is impossible to say.

either get it someone who can or hang it on the wall as an ornament. and see what if any come back you have on who shipped it.

jscl

nicklouse wrote:

to me it looks like scrap.

but without having it in my hands it is impossible to say.

either get it someone who can or hang it on the wall as an ornament. and see what if any come back you have on who shipped it.

Replacment frame sorted, no issue with that. But I can keep this frame, just wondering if it's worth getting it repaired and having a secondry or just ditching it. It's definitely a crack and it runs underneath the bottom bracket and then up to the rear stays on both sides. Apparently there's quite a few reported issues of pinarello crackings around the BB. Speaking to the guys down in the workshop @ GB, they are sending theirs to CBS in Derby, so quite interested to see what they can do.