Will contact a carbon repair shop, but what ya'll think.
If anyone knows any shops or sites in the USA with a sweet deal on a small or medium xc bike…. hook me up
by Tall_Yak266
Will contact a carbon repair shop, but what ya'll think.
If anyone knows any shops or sites in the USA with a sweet deal on a small or medium xc bike…. hook me up
by Tall_Yak266
17 Comments
2 out of 10 bad
It’s fine.
I’d probably just paint that and keep riding it tbh
Yes
Looks like you ride your bike. Going to happen. Cover it up with some paint and forget about it.
If it was a road bike, you would be dead… mtn bike keep riding… maybe put a sticker over it
This doesn’t really concern me. MTB’s are very robust.
Having a carbon repairer look at this is going to be hella expensive unless you can physically drive it to a shop.
I don’t see anything.
That’s *mostly* just paint and surface damage, doesn’t look the carbon got hit too hard
The carbon layup in that location is so thick I little gouge is no big deal.
Composite professional here, been building racecars for a long time. There’s nothing to worry about that little scuff. Nailpolish and go.
I’ll throw it away for you.
Kinda glad that I can’t afford carbon tbh.
Seal it up properly and ride
This doesn’t look bad, wouldn’t worry too much.
A couple things you can do to check for yourself: push on it with your thumbs, if you feel a lot of flex then it’s dead. As others have said, the chainstays are usually pretty thick, so it might not work in this specific area. The other way is to take a tool handle like a screw driver, and tap it all over the frame. Tap the damaged area and a clean area. If it sounds hollow then you’re good, if it sounds really dead and muffled then it’s questionable. A tool with a rubberized handle is better because it bounces better, and you’re less likely to chip your paint.
lol wtf, you worried about some paint?
What would concern me more is how the friction surface looks on the rotor. Do you have any overlap on top of the pads?