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    Cable rubbing through carbon fork

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    1. PhoKingTony on

      You can purchase protective adhesive stickers or pads to help reduce friction from cables on frame

    2. No_Page_7509 on

      Also see if you can reposition the cable. I had cable rub in that exact spot but realized I had accidentally put one cable behind the other when I redid my bar tape. I put the offending cable on top and solved it.

    3. ShallotHead7841 on

      You don’t need a new fork.
      You do need to protect it from further damage, using tape or rubber cable protectors, or (preferably) both.

    6. Anabaric_EvE on

      It’s only damaged the surface coat, this is not structural so you don’t need a new fork.

      You do need to prevent anymore rubbing. Either move the cable, with clips or ties so it doesn’t rub, or get a frame protector strip (sticker) to cover the area where it does.

    8. SspeshalK on

      I like the rubber things that go over the cable – Jagwire do one that doesn’t require undoing the cables, Decathlon do one that you have to slide all the way along. They prevent that from happening and I think are neater than stickers.

      The damage is just cosmetic though – just touch it up. Definitely not enough for a new fork.

    9. SiggyZsardust on

      I put a rubber pad on my headset just for this. Also didn’t want cable scratching the paint. It was a set from Amazon also put a couple pads where my heel hits the frame occasionally. On my MTB my left heel rubbed thru the paint but it is aluminum.

    10. RaiseTheAtmos on

      It’s impossible to tell from a picture.

      Take it to your bike shop and have them structurally inspect your bike.

    11. buildyourown on

      You caught it before any real damage. Touch up the paint and use protection on the bike or cable. Clear tape works fine. Electrical tape works if you are ok with black

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