Hello,
I just dissembled my bicycle after really muddy XC ride and I got a surprise that the frame paint job was scratched. Any ideas what to do? It's carbon s works epic frame.
by kokibiskas
Hello,
I just dissembled my bicycle after really muddy XC ride and I got a surprise that the frame paint job was scratched. Any ideas what to do? It's carbon s works epic frame.
by kokibiskas
5 Comments
Is the tire hitting the frame while driving?
Or maybe when mud is on the tire?
Easiest way would be to drive less wider tires.
You sure that it’s just through the paint? It’s tough to tell from the pics, but it looks to me like you went through the paint and into the composite…
That’s worn into the carbon…
Looks like it’s not just paint. I would definitely show this to some carbon repair shop.
This is very common when riding in thick heavy mud…. It’s why most cyclocross bikes that are raced with 33mm tires can easily clear a 42 or larger.
Beyond that nothing to do with the bike really – any carbon bike that has enough mud buildup to bridge the gap from tire to frame will suffer this damage.
Before riding through super thick heavy mud ask yourself two questions:
– how much benefit do I derive from doing this?
– does ithe cost of the annoyance and money spent to fix potential damage make it worth it.
If I’m racing my team bike I ride for free and turn back in at the end of the contract the answer is yes. If it’s my personal bike the answer is almost always no.
All said though, frame might be good and fucked if you continue to ride without repairing. It’s a super cheap/simple repair and can be DIY-fixed pretty easy too but getting it paint matched is expensive if you care about that.