I flow with my Time ADHX packed in an EVOC Pro bike bag, and Air France/KLM managed to crack the left seat stay near the top and middle. Long story short, the claim was denied due to "inconsistencies" with the claim.
Is this damage fixable? Or is the frame toast?
by n-plus-one
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Yes, I believe any skilled carbon repair specialist could repair this for a fee.
I don’t know where you’re located but the guys at Time are quite helpful for such cases.
Very likely to be fixable.
Rule of thumb relates to what proportion of tubes in a structure are damaged. Headtube broken, that’s 1/1 so not good to fix. Seat stay is 1/4 so should be fine.
See what remedies are available under EU regulations.
It can likely be repaired, but it will not be the same. Time braids their carbon so that seat stay was made of continuous fibers. Obviously they are not and will not be continuous again.
It’ll be like 4-500 to fix