is a 1990ish Kestrel 200 considered retro enough here ?

[NeilM]

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Neat solution, thanks.

 

[latman]

I was a bit surprised at the amount of play I had but got it to within 1mm at the seat post and the rear dropouts.

 

[latman]

the excess glue has been cleaned off and its ready to be laminated with fresh carbon , it will rely on a mechanichal bond only (resin adhesion) to the old carbon

 

[latman]

new carbon UD and Twill weave were laminated today . there is also some sacrificial fibreglass to sand , the taped up tube was put back in to keep resin out of the Bottom Bracket threads and beige peel ply was applied to smooth it all out . I originally was going to vacuum bag it for 14psi of compression but one of my suppliers told me i need more resin in the laminate as i only have mechanical adhesion of the patch

 

[Barchettaman]

Some serious skills on display there!

 

[beepbeep]

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Nice bike and a very interesting thread! Keep it coming

 

[latman]

now preparing the bb area for primer and paint

 

[NeilM]

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Amazing.

Just shows what you can do with the right materials and knowledge.

 

[Mike Muz]

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Wow !

What an interesting thread . It's nice to see new techniques on this forum , well done
And '90 something is definitely retro enough , which is fortune as most of my bikes are !

Mike

 

[latman]

i have to say this is only getting repaired as I have some personal history with this actual frame , I would not think it was worthwhile to pay somebody else to do it