Advice on carbon fibre damage

David J Golden

I have been told that you can repair carbon fibre?

sungod

do you mean can you take off the 105 groupset components and put them on another bike?

yes

replace cables/outers when you do it, but otherwise no issue, these are standard components

but i think you should reconsider, i'd think a competent cf repairer will give you back a frame that's stronger than the original

David J Golden

[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19710973#p19710973]sungod[/url] wrote:

do you mean can you take off the 105 groupset components and put them on another bike?

yes

replace cables/outers when you do it, but otherwise no issue, these are standard components

but i think you should reconsider, i'd think a competent cf repairer will give you back a frame that's stronger than the original

Thank you for your Advice. Its just I have heard some bad reports regarding CF repairs. The last thing I want is too have an accident at speed lol.

I will think about it further and again thnak you

sungod

from memory a few people who post on here have had repairs done, if you search you'll probably find recommendations

keef66

Firstly, is this the result of an accident, or is the frame failing because of some manufacturing defect?

If you are the original owner you may have a warranty claim or a crash replacement option?

Carbon fibre is pretty mainstream nowadays, and competent repairers can do a fantastic job. It's not especially cheap, but you should at least get a couple of quotes.

The alternative is to strip the bike and transfer everything to a new frameset; not a particularly difficult job, or a bike shop would do it for a fee.

You'd have to strip the frame anyway if it's being repaired.

svetty

Just to reinforce the above advice. A proper repair will be as strong - if not stronger - than the original tube. Not cheap but cheaper than a new frame. Try Fibrelyte or Carbonbikerepair - either will give you a quote