I know it will probably be hard to tell with this picture only, I can’t tell if it’s only paint or more. Should I bring to a local bike shop?
by louislap3
I know it will probably be hard to tell with this picture only, I can’t tell if it’s only paint or more. Should I bring to a local bike shop?
by louislap3
4 Comments
What did you drop it on? It’s pretty obvious that’s from impact.
looks like some debris got caught between the fork and the headtube (it’s cracking there). It looks like just paint damage and I’d recommend just getting matching nail polish just to protect the paint from chipping further. might bee worthwhile to remove the fork and see the possible damage on lower part of the headtube.
I’d actually get that looked at. Looks like it took an impact or squeezed of some sort.
Looking at the damage to the top of the fork and the bottom of the head tube, it’s pretty obvious something got in between them and chipped out the paint from the fork and took a small piece of carbon fiber and paint off with it on its way back out. It doesn’t look great but it’s okay to ride. It’s not a manufacturer defect so no warranty cover. You can find carbon fiber epoxy from 3M on Amazon. It’s not cheat but it will prevent that chip from coming off the head tube.