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34 questions linked to/from What do I do when I am unsure if damaged carbon fiber is safe to use or needs replacing or repairing?
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Should I be worried about potential chip in carbon near dropouts?
I just bought this bike second hand and I noticed this after. The chip is about 1/8 of an inch wide and about 1/32 deep. Is this a cause for concern?
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Is this a carbon crack or a scratch?
I'm about to buy myself a bicycle but the seller posted there's a slight scratch on the paint. Seems to me it doesn't look like a normal scratch but can be a crack on the carbon itself.
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Wheel scratched carbon on ride
Wheel scratched carbon seat tube
Hi everyone,
Recently my wheel scratched my carbon seat tube as it loosened at the end of my ride. Was wondering if it is safe to ride.
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At what level of carbon fiber damage should you have it checked at your LBS?
Today I was clumsy and managed to hit my carbon fork against a fence while lifting the bike over it. There's just a tiny ding, almost not visible without a magnifier and superficial scuffs around it. ...
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Worried about chip in carbon road bike frame
I am planning to get a second hand medium range road bike and this is the first full carbon road bike I'm getting. However, upon checking the bike, I can see there is a surface chipping on the top ...
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Shallow ring of death
By not servicing the headset for a long time (>10K km), I ended up with the so-called ring of death on the steerer tube. If you have never heard of it, watch this
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Cracked carbon frame near seat post
A thick crack has appeared on the rear side of my carbon frame near the seat post. The crack formed after adjusting the seat post to the maximum recommended height.
How might this have happened?
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Is this a crack? Came off my Carbon frame for the first time
A guy on his phone just walked out in front of me into the bike lane and I plowed him at about 30kms. I walked away without a scratch and he absorbed most of the impact but my bike did hit the ground.
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R5 Carbon Fiber Seat Stay Tire Rub Damage
I have a 2012 R5 frame. This past weekend I put 25mm tires on the bike for the first time. All clearances looked good when I had it on my stand and when I tested the bike. I went out on a long ride ...
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Brake damaged carbon frame — what to do?
I packed my Edmonda SL5 carbon frame for a road trip. In the bag, the front brake touched the frame and left a mark — definitely deeper than just the paintwork. It's unclear how deep the damage is to ...
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Cosmetic or structural damage to Carbon Crank Arm
So I have a carbon fibre SLK Light Crankset and I managed to scratch up the right crank arm and the end has chipped off. I was wondering whether this is structural damage or cosmetic damage. It has ...
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Lots of cracks - safe to ride?
I probably shouldn't have, but I just bought this 2016 CAAD 8 second hand for cheap. I'm trying to work out if it's safe to ride.
There are cracks all over the carbon fork (and in the rest of the ...
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How bad/deep is this chip on a carbon fiber bike frame?
Does it cut into the fiber or just some paint chip?
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I suspect that my carbon fork has a crack but I can't really tell
I've relocated to a new town so I'm still looking around for good bike shops. For the time being as I was re-assembling my stem, i noticed a small notch of about 0.5mms on the front of my fork (the ...
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Chip in carbon seat tube?
I pulled out the seatpost on my Giant TCR and notice something like a chip in the seat tube, are defects like this normal?
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