It’s fine, I’ve got the same thing in a few bikes.
It’s just worn through the paint
MiloCestino on
From some random bloke on the internet with no qualifications in bike maintenance who lives 1000’s of miles away looking at two blurry photos it looks like it’s just surface damage to the paint and not structural.
I’d get it checked out by someone who can physically check it just to be sure. I mean imagine it breaking and having to tell people
‘Well a stranger who saw it in a picture said it was fine!’ 😁
UnablePassion8323 on
It’s going to snap your front forks when you break hard on your front break the wheel will go into your groin probably launching you up in the air and over the handle bars most likely at the worst place like a t road then you could end up in hospital very dangerous 😳
Ok-Till2619 on
Currently, probably fine but will get worse unless you fit a narrower tyre
chubbychupacabra on
Doesnt look compleatly fucked but you need to figure out what slowly cutting your fork or youll have a Bad Sometime im the future
Ambitious-Squirrel86 on
This is no more than surface abrasion and there is nothing that would indicate a problem with structural integrity. This is a very common cosmetic “wear and tear” issue from the tire rubbing the forks or stays, possibly with something getting wedged in between.
With most carbon builds these parts of the frame/forks are typically much more reinforced than the mid-sections of the tubes (for example). If there was deep cracking, missing chunks or an extended soft spot in the carbon weave that would be far more concerning.
Found the same thing on mine not too long ago. My extensive research online was a mix of “you’re going to die immediately” and “it’s no big deal”.
Signal-Drop5390 on
If the carbon looked like that near my rear axle, I wouldn’t be worried at all, but anything in the front end of the bike scares the shit out of me.
If the rear fails it is a skid or a collapsing side fall. If anything in the steering chain fails, you are going into the ground face first. Even if you protect your head, there are plenty of common bone breaks to slow you down.
That said, if the above doesn’t make you pause, go ahead and ride it. I have heaps of friends who will say it is nothing – which ai guess makes me the chicken. Mind you, I do have a plate in my wrist from a nasty crash
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It’s fine, I’ve got the same thing in a few bikes.
It’s just worn through the paint
From some random bloke on the internet with no qualifications in bike maintenance who lives 1000’s of miles away looking at two blurry photos it looks like it’s just surface damage to the paint and not structural.
I’d get it checked out by someone who can physically check it just to be sure. I mean imagine it breaking and having to tell people
‘Well a stranger who saw it in a picture said it was fine!’ 😁
It’s going to snap your front forks when you break hard on your front break the wheel will go into your groin probably launching you up in the air and over the handle bars most likely at the worst place like a t road then you could end up in hospital very dangerous 😳
Currently, probably fine but will get worse unless you fit a narrower tyre
Doesnt look compleatly fucked but you need to figure out what slowly cutting your fork or youll have a Bad Sometime im the future
This is no more than surface abrasion and there is nothing that would indicate a problem with structural integrity. This is a very common cosmetic “wear and tear” issue from the tire rubbing the forks or stays, possibly with something getting wedged in between.
With most carbon builds these parts of the frame/forks are typically much more reinforced than the mid-sections of the tubes (for example). If there was deep cracking, missing chunks or an extended soft spot in the carbon weave that would be far more concerning.
https://preview.redd.it/d7op7906qz5e1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1b29807c14d3432fafab71adfcd385b449dd7c7d
Found the same thing on mine not too long ago. My extensive research online was a mix of “you’re going to die immediately” and “it’s no big deal”.
If the carbon looked like that near my rear axle, I wouldn’t be worried at all, but anything in the front end of the bike scares the shit out of me.
If the rear fails it is a skid or a collapsing side fall. If anything in the steering chain fails, you are going into the ground face first. Even if you protect your head, there are plenty of common bone breaks to slow you down.
That said, if the above doesn’t make you pause, go ahead and ride it. I have heaps of friends who will say it is nothing – which ai guess makes me the chicken. Mind you, I do have a plate in my wrist from a nasty crash