Hair Face
Well-Known Member
So I took a tumble at Hartshorne last week and managed damage my frame in the process. It was a pretty anticlimactic crash. I washed out in a sand pit and landed sideways on a log. It didn't seem like a bad enough spill to warrant possible bike damage so I popped up brushed myself off and went about my ride.
Fast forward to yesterday and as I was getting ready to head out for my ride I felt something strange on the top tube. So I of course looked to see what it was and low and behold there's an impact mark on the side of my top tube. The top side has some paint cracking but the lower side has some fully exposed carbon with paint missing and if you look close enough the carbon appears to have split or at the very least splintered.
I reached out to spot and they obviously advised to immediately stop riding the bike, which I may or may not have rolled the dice on last night, and asked me to send photos. I emailed them photos from the Clayton trail head and by the time I got back to the truck I had an email asking me to mail the frame in for engineering to inspect. A slight pita but understandable given it's really hard to diagnose from photographs.
I'm not quite sure what to expect on this one. I don't think this falls under warranty but they do have a crash replacement policy. Assuming they don't replace it at no cost or at a reasonable price, I might look into frame repair.
Does anyone have experience with any carbon fiber frame repair companies? The finish and layup on this frame is really nice and I fear it would be lumpy in that area unless it went to a really good shop. What should I expect repair and paint (maybe time to go custom?) to cost for something like this?
Any input is appreciated!
Fast forward to yesterday and as I was getting ready to head out for my ride I felt something strange on the top tube. So I of course looked to see what it was and low and behold there's an impact mark on the side of my top tube. The top side has some paint cracking but the lower side has some fully exposed carbon with paint missing and if you look close enough the carbon appears to have split or at the very least splintered.
I reached out to spot and they obviously advised to immediately stop riding the bike, which I may or may not have rolled the dice on last night, and asked me to send photos. I emailed them photos from the Clayton trail head and by the time I got back to the truck I had an email asking me to mail the frame in for engineering to inspect. A slight pita but understandable given it's really hard to diagnose from photographs.
I'm not quite sure what to expect on this one. I don't think this falls under warranty but they do have a crash replacement policy. Assuming they don't replace it at no cost or at a reasonable price, I might look into frame repair.
Does anyone have experience with any carbon fiber frame repair companies? The finish and layup on this frame is really nice and I fear it would be lumpy in that area unless it went to a really good shop. What should I expect repair and paint (maybe time to go custom?) to cost for something like this?
Any input is appreciated!
