After reading your blog and knowing a bit about physics, I'm calling BS on that cracked steerer and fork of your "Final Crash". At first it appears believable, but after looking at it I don't buy the " thats a lot of Force folks". Extreme force could cause a head tube or fork to snap yes, but there is no reason for the wheel to be kicked in. Looks more like you hit a curb or a hole and the other components failed upon impact w/pavement as a natural recourse of wheel collapse. Just speculating.
@SuperWeng10 depending on how many plies they used...most likely better than new. carbon fiber repairs are rediculously easy to do. everyone makes a big deal about how it must be sooo hard. it's not. what IS hard is getting it to look good. it'll be as strong as ever providing you have the right resins/carbon cloth to use for the repair but to make it look good is the only difficult part of the entire process including the final touch up paint job needed that covers the repair.
@BUSTRCHERRY coz i bought a pre owned TCR composite frame, after couple of weeks riding i saw a hairline scratch like indication at the downtube near the bottom bracket area. i just dont know what kind of inspection to determine if it is really a crack or just plain scratch
@SuperWeng10 carbon fiber bikes should be sold with pieces of carbon material along with the resins and touch up paint that the original frame is made from in case you happen to come across these types of deficiencies later on if/when your warrenty expires. go online/ebay and look up the carbon resin kits you can buy then find the youtube surfboard repair vids. those ones are nice and simple to follow for the basics. corners and angles etc are difficult and require many relief cuts & moreplys
@SuperWeng10 the kits sold online are about $20 then you'll need the specific weave of material or close to the same weave mostly just for making it look good. sometimes the larger breaks will need to be supported so you'd use 'mono' foam to spray inside the hollow. you have to wait a day for the mono foam to expand then dry then sand it down near flush. this helps give the repair some stability for the plys to lie flat. start with small plys each one getting larger. 3 plys is lots.
After reading your blog and knowing a bit about physics, I'm calling BS on that cracked steerer and fork of your "Final Crash". At first it appears believable, but after looking at it I don't buy the " thats a lot of Force folks". Extreme force could cause a head tube or fork to snap yes, but there is no reason for the wheel to be kicked in. Looks more like you hit a curb or a hole and the other components failed upon impact w/pavement as a natural recourse of wheel collapse. Just speculating.
prswhore 6 months ago
Wow great job!
nervouss 10 months ago
it looks nothing happened, but after the repair does it mean to say the frame is good as new?
SuperWeng10 1 year ago
@SuperWeng10 depending on how many plies they used...most likely better than new. carbon fiber repairs are rediculously easy to do. everyone makes a big deal about how it must be sooo hard. it's not. what IS hard is getting it to look good. it'll be as strong as ever providing you have the right resins/carbon cloth to use for the repair but to make it look good is the only difficult part of the entire process including the final touch up paint job needed that covers the repair.
BUSTRCHERRY 1 year ago
@BUSTRCHERRY coz i bought a pre owned TCR composite frame, after couple of weeks riding i saw a hairline scratch like indication at the downtube near the bottom bracket area. i just dont know what kind of inspection to determine if it is really a crack or just plain scratch
.... it really bothers me
SuperWeng10 1 year ago
@SuperWeng10 carbon fiber bikes should be sold with pieces of carbon material along with the resins and touch up paint that the original frame is made from in case you happen to come across these types of deficiencies later on if/when your warrenty expires. go online/ebay and look up the carbon resin kits you can buy then find the youtube surfboard repair vids. those ones are nice and simple to follow for the basics. corners and angles etc are difficult and require many relief cuts & moreplys
BUSTRCHERRY 1 year ago
@SuperWeng10 the kits sold online are about $20 then you'll need the specific weave of material or close to the same weave mostly just for making it look good. sometimes the larger breaks will need to be supported so you'd use 'mono' foam to spray inside the hollow. you have to wait a day for the mono foam to expand then dry then sand it down near flush. this helps give the repair some stability for the plys to lie flat. start with small plys each one getting larger. 3 plys is lots.
BUSTRCHERRY 1 year ago
How much was the repair?
dahgutone 2 years ago
@dahgutone $350 - cheaper than a replacement frame1
jpait 1 year ago
How bad was it? Do you have any before and after shots? Post some more detailed videos.. I have a DeRosa that I would like to have repaired by them..
2UpDuc 2 years ago
@2UpDuc Sorry I didn't respond earlier. There is a video in my list of videos called "My Cracked Giant Frame." You can see the damage there.
jpait 1 year ago