Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Bluesky Threads My little brother decided ruining my carbon frame would a good idea lol. Is this something to urgently get fixed? I cannot tell if the carbon is injured or if that’s just the top layer.. by magixxtree Bicycling Bike Bike Repair Biking Cycling Repair
c0nsumer on February 10, 2026 12:08 pm That’s bad enough to likely be more than a paint chip. Read the sidebar, take it to a shop for assessment. And ask your brother to pay for it.
Spirited_Importance7 on February 10, 2026 12:09 pm Too much flash in the pic. Take more variety of pics but it looks bad. Jump on it a few times hard and see if it breaks
Numerous-Biscotti-30 on February 10, 2026 12:16 pm To me it looks like it’s mostly paint. But I would take it to your lbs so they can have a look
yidman100000 on February 10, 2026 12:17 pm Don’t ask on here. Everyone will be claiming it’s going to kill you.
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That’s bad enough to likely be more than a paint chip. Read the sidebar, take it to a shop for assessment.
And ask your brother to pay for it.
Too much flash in the pic. Take more variety of pics but it looks bad. Jump on it a few times hard and see if it breaks
To me it looks like it’s mostly paint. But I would take it to your lbs so they can have a look
Don’t ask on here. Everyone will be claiming it’s going to kill you.
use that coin to check the carbon “coin tap test”