Few days ago I got my Grail CF7, but unfortunately while riding with about 32 km/h hit my break handle into a post, lost balance and crashed and this is the result. The frame seems to have no dents or cracks, but the bike looks like this now? Do you think it can be repaired?
by cskarche96
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Yes, just loosen the stem bolts and twist the fork.
Assuming the stem is just twisted, loosen the hex bolt at the top, center of the handlebar. Line everything back up and tighten the bolt. Be gentle due to cables routed internally.
In addition to the other post, unwrap the bar tape, loosen the screws that hold the ‘strap’ (?) of the Hoods, push it back into a straight position and reassemble everything.
It’s toast. I’ll buy it off you for $100. /s
A crash at 32 kmh and everybody suggests to shake it off without inspection… Get it looked over! The headset bearing cups got a big hit, the bar got scrapped by the shiftleverclamp and the steering tube got twisted by the stem with internal brake hoses running through it. Inspect the ipu (little metal part at the bottom of the headset bearing that prevents oversteering) because this one also took a big hit.
I won’t say it’s a writeoff but just aligning the bars and hoping for the best might result in catastrophic failure because carbon can delaminate without you even noticing it.
Carbon isn’t the super strong material to solve all problems, it’s strong in its designed use cases and crashes are definetly none of them.
Before tightening back up just remove the fork from the frame and check the fork carefully. It’s likely fine, but a split could cause it to loosen. Worth knowing that before going 32km/hr and having your steering go loose or you fork snapping….🤣🤣
you should see my mountain bike after crashing at 60 km/h doing a front flip and landing on the bars…
no offence OP, but it always amazes me how is possible for a cyclist, even more one who invested in a good bike, to know so little about bikes.