Hello everyone I wanted to change the group set and when I installed the front derailleur I heard some cracks so I stopped and now there is a crack in it (the derailleur was a 35.2 and my frame a 35.6 and I saw no difference in size at first look can you tell me if I can still ride and if this is fixable (by myself if possible )
Thanks a lot 🙏🏻
by Khorantain_be
9 Comments
Well that can go in the bin. Or atleast an expensive repair. You know whats so nice about steel bikes? They dont crack!
Oof. RIP bianchi. This is professionally repairable (at considerable cost) but that’s the best that can be said.
Could be a scratch, risk it for a biscuit?
Carbon fiber needs to have a finish on it, never could be raw so it could be just a crack in the laquer but it is difficult to see in the picture. Try to sand a little where the clamp was so you can see if the actual carbon fiber cracked or it is just te laquer. Also post a picture from closer
But can you tell what happend. Did you clamp something around the tube??
That part of the frame bears very little load. You can use an extra long seatpost, or insert a separate sawed-off seatpost segment into that area. I don’t think the frame is trashed.
Just keep riding with it until the bike falls apart because it might not
You fucked up your frame, why in hell would you install a different collar size knowing its wrong ?
Did you even use a torque wrench ?
Carbon frames with a clamp on front derailleur is a terrible idea.