Carbon frame repair.

[highlandsflyer]

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[Nob]

You may want to contact these guys who repair carbon stuff
HQ Fibre Products
Vale Farm Workshop Blofield Rd,
Lingwood,
Norwich,
Norfolk,
NR13 4AJ
Tel: 01603 713972

 

[FairfaxPat]

I had a crack in my carbon frame by the seat clamp, plus another one on the seat tube down low-but I took mine to Craig Calfee here in Santa Cruz. He makes and repairs carbon and Bamboo bikes, and they did a perfect job on mine. They sanded down the crack areas and filled them-just make sure if you do it yourself that the epoxy you use is compatible with your frame. I saw some amazing before and after shots at Calfee's-with carbon bikes they can take an absolutely trashed frame and make it as good as new-something that would be hard to do with a metal frame without heat treating it, and even then the repaired metal bike is not going to be like new.

 

[NeilM]

I had a crack in my carbon frame by the seat clamp, plus another one on the seat tube down low-but I took mine to Craig Calfee here in Santa Cruz. He makes and repairs carbon and Bamboo bikes, and they did a perfect job on mine. They sanded down the crack areas and filled them-just make sure if you do it yourself that the epoxy you use is compatible with your frame. I saw some amazing before and after shots at Calfee's-with carbon bikes they can take an absolutely trashed frame and make it as good as new-something that would be hard to do with a metal frame without heat treating it, and even then the repaired metal bike is not going to be like new.

WOW! If you are going to take a carbon bike for repair, THAT is the place to take it.

Craig practically invented tubed carbon frames and made all the frames (at very short notice) for Greg Lamonds TdF team in the early 90's.

 

[legrandefromage]

Craig practically invented tubed carbon frames and made all the frames (at very short notice) for Greg Lamonds TdF team in the early 90's.

Pre-dating 1960's Raleigh and 1980's Peugeot then?

*Somewhere on RB there is a link to a Raliegh with carbon fibre tubing built around the late sixties hanging in a museum.

But I cant find it and theres an excellent restoration of a Peugeot somewhere too - both carbon fibre tubes glued to external lugs

 

[NeilM]

Craig practically invented tubed carbon frames and made all the frames (at very short notice) for Greg Lamonds TdF team in the early 90's.

Pre-dating 1960's Raleigh and 1980's Peugeot then?

No, that's why I was careful not to say invented.

There were carbon framed bikes in the TdF before Lamond had his frames made, but Calfee took the process to a much higher level, which was why Lamond said (at the time) that it was the best bike he had ever ridden.

 

[legrandefromage]

Ah.

Many spanks.

 

[FairfaxPat]

Here's the Lemond '91 TDF bike and one of Craig's first frames from '87...

 

[matthew71]

Craig practically invented tubed carbon frames and made all the frames (at very short notice) for Greg Lamonds TdF team in the early 90's.

Pre-dating 1960's Raleigh and 1980's Peugeot then?

No, that's why I was careful not to say invented.

There were carbon framed bikes in the TdF before Lamond had his frames made, but Calfee took the process to a much higher level, which was why Lamond said (at the time) that it was the best bike he had ever ridden.

wtf is greg lamond neil ?you seem to have the same level of knowledge as the history man.and just remember greg is the only American to win the tour

 

[NeilM]

wtf is greg lamond neil ?you seem to have the same level of knowledge as the history man.and just remember greg is the only American to win the tour

DOH! Sorry Matt, typo trouble.

We are talking about Greg Lemond.... as can be seen from Pat's amazing photo.