crashed carbon

cc.cycle

What is your opinion on how safe a crashed carbon bike is to ride?

sungod

a bike can be crashed with no damage beyond scuffed bar tape, pedal and qr, or it can be a mangled, shattered wreck

if you want an opinion on a specific piece of damage you'll need to post decent pictures, but it'll still not be as good as physical inspection or if there's doubt an expert with ndt equipment

cc.cycle

the frame looks ok, the bars of the bike have bent inwards at the drops on the right hand side. The right hand shifter has also bent in wards. Rear mech is really scratched and so is the pedal on that side. That kind of impact can't be good for the frame surely?

imposter2.0

In order to avoid some kind of absurd guessing game, just post some pics. But if the frame itself has not been damaged, then it has probably not been damaged. Hope that's clear.

cc.cycle

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19675236#p19675236]Imposter[/url] wrote:

In order to avoid some kind of absurd guessing game, just post some pics. But if the frame itself has not been damaged, then it has probably not been damaged. Hope that's clear.

There is not too much to post in terms of pictures of the frame.

I have read that carbon frames can be weakened by high speed impacts. So I was just wondering what peoples opinions were of that?

sungod

if the bars are bent, i'd be most concerned about the steerer/fork rather than the frame

you've got a claim in progress against the driver who pulled out, take the bike to a dealer for that brand and ask for a damage assessment and report - they'll charge for this, add value to costs in your claim

whether the dealer says zzz quid to repair or recommends write-off due to safety concern then that's what goes into your claim, check with your legal advisor, but i'd guess you need to keep the bike as-is until advised otherwise, just in case a dispute arises (perhaps more likely if the value is high)