I’m thinking of buying this frame but the seller says it’s repaired but I don’t know if it rideable because it’s gonna be my first carbon frame
by WealthSuperb6003
I’m thinking of buying this frame but the seller says it’s repaired but I don’t know if it rideable because it’s gonna be my first carbon frame
by WealthSuperb6003
5 Comments
I wouldn’t. Carbon is a different animal than metal and subject to catastrophic failure with little to no warning. Repaired? Repaired by who? How much experience do they have? If you don’t have a concrete answer to that question then hard pass.
Judging just by the looks of it – it looks more or less fine. Now there are three more points to clarify – 1) as it was already mentioned above, it would be nice to know who did the repair (even better to see an invoice) – if it was a company that specializes on repairing carbon frames it’s one thing, if it was made by the owner himself or his buddy I wouldn’t dare. 2) Matching the final coat costs quite a lot, so leaving the repaired part not covered is often the way to cut the final bill, which is why it is often done like that (albeit mostly on the black bikes, because why not:) ) . However there must be a clear coat on the repaired part. If it is raw carbon – it’s not ready to be ridden. And the third point is rather a suggestion and not necessarily a rule (I learned that some time ago about the companies that specialize on carbon frame repairs) when they come to repairing these parts, they often do reinforce the repaired area with more layers of carbon just to make sure it is bombproof (hence those are often bulbous, besides as it is a tricky repair not every company agrees to do these repairs, as they normally give a warranty on the repaired part for a couple of years).
lol people are so terrified of carbon. its an extremely strong material and the likelyhood of you exploding it and busting your teeth on the asphalt is next to nothing. carbon repairs are simple and effective, and leave the repaired area much stronger than it ever was leaving the factory. just ride it
Does it have the seatpost bolt thing included? If not, don’t buy it.
Why do you want a carbon frame? If because of retro cool then go ahead, I have a Vitus ZX1 for that reason. If because performance, don’t buy this one. Something like an old alloy Giant TCR will be much stiffer and probably lighter. It took them a while to get carbon bikes to where they are now.
Lots of other frames out there. I would only buy anything carbon new