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Carbon Frame chipped by chain.. thoughts?

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  • September 28, 2019 at 7:59 pm #30153
    ChrisG10

    Hey guys! 

     

    No clue where I’d ask a question like this, so here we go:

     

    My carbon frame has been chipped from the chain dropping hard on the inside, most likely from an accidental static gear change. I’ve noticed it for maybe about 2 weeks of riding but only have seen the entirety of it today while I was greasing and cleaning the bike. 

     

    Here is an imgur album of the images I’ve taken of the chip I’m worried about.

    View post on imgur.com

    ** To note: the cut is much cleaner to the naked eye, for some reason some of the pictures kind of make it look “fuzzy” or hairy or whatever. You’ll see what I mean.

     

    What are your thoughts? Is this something still safe to ride, considering the bottom bracket area handles a lot of force? Is this something I will need/can take to a local carbon repairer and not have to worry about?

    Or is this something I can just apply nail polish to and re-cover it with helicopter tape and put it towards the back of my mind?

     

    Thanks for your thoughts, folks!

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  • October 2, 2019 at 12:31 pm #950481
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    shutuplegz

    (No subject)

    October 2, 2019 at 12:11 pm #950479
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    Hirsute

    Great stuff guys
    bogbrush
    Great stuff guys

    bogbrush

    October 2, 2019 at 12:06 pm #950477
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    Rapha Nadal
    Xenophon2 wrote:
    Ahem:

    https://twitter.com/jacquelucque

    Jack Luke, assistant editor of BikeRadar.  Not saying anything about the rest but the man seems to exist.

     

     

    Nobody is denying he exists though, only that he doesn’t work at or for road.cc

    October 2, 2019 at 11:19 am #950475
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    Nick T

    Anyway, your frame is more

    Anyway, your frame is more than likely completely fine OP, I’ve done the same thing with dropped chains and the carbon in that area is very thick. I wouldn’t put any helicopter tape or anything like that to cover it up, it’ll bulk it out and another dropped chain will likely get more stuck than before

    October 2, 2019 at 11:07 am #950473
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    Xenophon2

    Ahem:

    Ahem:

    https://twitter.com/jacquelucque

    Jack Luke, assistant editor of BikeRadar.  Not saying anything about the rest but the man seems to exist.

     

     

    October 2, 2019 at 10:03 am #950471
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    Rapha Nadal

    dave atkinson wrote:

    dave atkinson wrote:
    Xena wrote:
    If you contact Jack Luke one of the road cc staff reporters
    You might be thinking of a different website* *you’re thinking of a different website

     

    Xena, are you there?  I’m keen to read this road.cc article.

    October 1, 2019 at 7:11 pm #950469
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    Nick T

    Self lubricating chains are

    Self lubricating chains are nothing new, motorbike chains have been for years. they’re heavy though, lot more parts required

    October 1, 2019 at 6:48 pm #950467
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    ktache

    And they have mentioned a

    And they have mentioned a self lubricating chain that is rather interesting too.

    October 1, 2019 at 6:40 pm #950465
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    Xenophon2

    Ok, ok…don’t want to get

    Ok, ok…don’t want to get involved in the entire discussion and I don’t know Xena nor have I ever seen one of those bikes, but what I will say he/she knows something about light components:  the stuff mentioned actually exists and in an earlier post he/she mentioned by name an employee of Ax-lightness whom I also happen to know and who doesn’t suffer fools gladly.  That’s a German company that produce some seriously light, high quality kit (spinoff from race cars/aerospace components, the boss is a cycling fanatic).  Scorchingly expensive too.  I ride one of their saddles that weighs in at 92 real grams and it’s comfy too, the lightest one they produce is around 65 grams if memory serves.  They don’t care about the UCI and their silly rules, by the way.

    October 1, 2019 at 5:59 pm #950463
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    The Gavalier

    Xena and her freind (sic) ED.

    Xena and her freind (sic) ED…

     

    October 1, 2019 at 4:38 pm #950461
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    matthewn5

    This looks like an actual

    This looks like an crack, heading down to the left from 8 o’clock on the large chip, caused by the chain crushing the frame member:

    https://i.imgur.com/1aVdlKM.jpg

    Might be worth having the frame looked at by someone who can test the integrity of the carbon.

    If it’s ok I’d be tempted just to cover it with helicopter tape and cycle on.

    October 1, 2019 at 3:42 pm #950459
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    hawkinspeter

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    October 1, 2019 at 3:32 pm #950457
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    Liam Cahill

    via GIPHY

    via GIPHY

    October 1, 2019 at 3:22 pm #950455
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    purplecup

    etc etc etc etc

    etc etc etc etc

    October 1, 2019 at 3:17 pm #950453
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    purplecup

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