Just saw this as I was cleaning the bike. Is this just optical damage, or is it potentially dangerous? Thanks in advance for the help!
by semvh91
Just saw this as I was cleaning the bike. Is this just optical damage, or is it potentially dangerous? Thanks in advance for the help!
by semvh91
3 Comments
It looks fine, ride on. Just inspect it periodically for cracks.
It looks like rub marks just on the paint. Should be fine
Absolutely no issue at all. Just the paint and the foundation (white) bit rubbed off. Clean the fork with carbon safe break pad cleaner, use a very small piece of very fine sanding paper (best are the ones for car paint) to roughen up the small spots just a very bit (so the new paint sticks properly), and get a small bottle with matt-black car paint repair. Clean again with the cleaner, use micro brush to apply paint, let it dry, and do the same thing again if the spot is not even yet.
People are waaaaaay too scared of carbon damage. I’ve been riding carbon fibre frames/forks/handlebars for 6 years. For sport, transit and even groceries. Tons of crashes. Damages. Rode the bike to death until there were actual cracks after a head-on with a metal lamp post racing.
Just look at the TDF with their super-thin, ultra-light carbon frames. Huges crashes, get up and ride on. Sometimes even with straight up broken parts. Pushing way past 1000w on sprints. Carbon fibre is extremely strong, and can (in my opinion) be trusted way more than aluminium. Only thing thats stronger is a massive steel frame or titanium.