Potential Crack

a.palmer
a.palmer Posts: 504
edited August 2016 in Road general
Just notice this whilst cleaning my bike. Wondering if anyone has seen anything similar and if it is anything to worry about (and if so, is it likely to be covered by Specialized's lifetime warranty). It looks more like a proper crack in the photos, but it is completely smooth to touch. I haven't crashed or hit any big potholes that are likely to have caused this. At first I thought it might just be a seam in the carbon from manufacturing, but the other side of the fork doesn't have any marks like this on it.

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  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    looks like a nasty whack has cracked it.
  • a.palmer
    a.palmer Posts: 504
    I would have thought a heavy whack would mark the paint. This seems to be under the paint and is completely smooth
  • dnwhite88
    dnwhite88 Posts: 285
    If you're unsure take it back to your specialized dealer, apparently they are very good at honouring their lifetime warranty
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  • a.palmer
    a.palmer Posts: 504
    On closer inspection of the bike, I think it may be a seam in the carbon which is visible where the paint is thinner as I have found similar marks elsewhere.

    This is the inside of the other leg of the fork

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    And this is along the length of the bottom of the downtube

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  • sloppyschleckonds
    sloppyschleckonds Posts: 8,019
    It looks like a seam on the carbon, but get an expert opinion
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  • AK_jnr
    AK_jnr Posts: 717
    I have a naked carbon frame and I sh1t myself that i'd bought a duff second hand bike as it had these all over it. Haha. Get it checked if it helps with your piece of mind though.
  • Padeye
    Padeye Posts: 38
    These parts are all laid up in two halves in split moulds which are then joined together to bond the the two halves into one part.

    This line is just that join, nothing to worry about!
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    My CR1-SL has these all over the place. I quite like the naked, industrial finish. Think of all the grams of paint you're not lugging around!
  • dinyull
    dinyull Posts: 2,979
    keef66 wrote:
    Think of all the grams of paint you're not lugging around!

    All of 12.
  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    Dinyull wrote:
    keef66 wrote:
    Think of all the grams of paint you're not lugging around!

    All of 12.

    Which over on Weight Weenies would run to a 15 page thread :D

    However, weight (of the bike anyway) doesn't concern me at all; I've stuck a heavy leather saddle on it in the interests of comfort...
  • luv2ride
    luv2ride Posts: 2,367
    keef66 wrote:
    My CR1-SL has these all over the place. I quite like the naked, industrial finish. Think of all the grams of paint you're not lugging around!
    ^This. My CR1 SL is just the same and has similar marks on the rear of the seat tube and inside of the forks. Very much doubt it's anything to worry about.
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  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    Padeye wrote:
    These parts are all laid up in two halves in split moulds which are then joined together to bond the the two halves into one part.

    This line is just that join, nothing to worry about!
    No, most are made in one part, but the mould has to split to let the frame out, that is the mould split line.
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  • darkhairedlord
    darkhairedlord Posts: 7,180
    Mine is naked and always look dirty; like I found it in under a pile of gearboxes in a scrap yard.
    Always looks like its de-laminated and im scared to scrub it too hard incase I wear through the non-existent lacquer
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 51,355
    darkhairedlord wrote:
    Mine is naked and always look dirty; like I found it in under a pile of gearboxes in a scrap yard.
    Always looks like its de-laminated and im scared to scrub it too hard incase I wear through the non-existent lacquer

    Lacquering the frame is pretty straightforward...
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  • noodleman
    noodleman Posts: 852
    Just because it's matte carbon, doesn't mean it's not lacquered.
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  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    I think the real question is. Do YOU trust it? If not get new forks.
  • Padeye
    Padeye Posts: 38
    The Rookie wrote:
    Padeye wrote:
    These parts are all laid up in two halves in split moulds which are then joined together to bond the the two halves into one part.

    This line is just that join, nothing to worry about!
    No, most are made in one part, but the mould has to split to let the frame out, that is the mould split line.

    Agreed. Maybe I wasn't clear. When i say 'laid up', i mean the carbon is laid into the two halves of the mould separately, then the mould is joined together, and the part is made 'as one'.

    When i said the line is that join, i mean the join in the mould, as you said.

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