Audible Anarchy Posted October 6, 2011 Posted October 6, 2011 My now least favourite employee decided to grab my roadbike and go for a joyride without me knowing today. Needless to say he bloody crashed the thing and now i have to get it sorted b4 amashova next weekend. Luckily damage is more aesthetic than anything else. (he took the brunt of it my donating alot of skin and a nice bump on the head) so i need help re: the following: 1) he tore the hood over the sti lever apart - can you buy replacement rubber hoods? the lever seems to be ok aside from scratches etc... the little plastic bit that sits between the lever and the bottom edge of the rubber hood is toast too. necessary to replace? 2) there are paint chips from where he hit the tar - a carbon frame. frame seems ok, cant see any cracks etc... is it possible to get touch up paint done on carbon frames? do i need to respray? anyone know where i can get this done? 3) handlebar tape - duh - buy and replace 4) bars, jockey etc... all seem ok (thank goodness) aside from some nice scratches - is it possible to touch up scratched metal on a groupset? from the little 10km test ride i took it for to asess the damage, all seems in working order from what i can tell - should i still take it for a service in case? it was serviced around 4 weeks back. the guy earns peanuts to be honest and as much as i wanna punish the guy by making him replace all the parts he scratched up, id like to try keep the repair work to an absolute minimum for his wallets sake. any advice would be appreciated.cheers
Audible Anarchy Posted October 6, 2011 Author Posted October 6, 2011 thats how i discovered that he bumped his head as well!!!
Tiny K Posted October 6, 2011 Posted October 6, 2011 Take the bike in to your LBS for an assessment - they should be able to see / check for structural damage (I hope). Hoods can be replaced yes. That cover piece is going to be difficult to replace - sourcing them is the difficult part. As much as you want to keep the costs to a minimum, it is always good to get an unbiased view on the damage. Scratches are going to remain unfortunately, unless you can somehow polish it out. What groupo you got? CWC has red SRAM hoods on special for R190 a pair.
Audible Anarchy Posted October 6, 2011 Author Posted October 6, 2011 Take the bike in to your LBS for an assessment - they should be able to see / check for structural damage (I hope). Hoods can be replaced yes. That cover piece is going to be difficult to replace - sourcing them is the difficult part. As much as you want to keep the costs to a minimum, it is always good to get an unbiased view on the damage. Scratches are going to remain unfortunately, unless you can somehow polish it out. What groupo you got? CWC has red SRAM hoods on special for R190 a pair. 2011 Shimano 105.Will book the service / assessment ASAP. how can i try polish it out? what should i use?
Weight Weenie Posted October 6, 2011 Posted October 6, 2011 Maybe invest in a bike lock for the office
29" MAN Posted October 6, 2011 Posted October 6, 2011 1) Those hoods are easily replaced and you should be able to find them at any good bike store. The oteher piece you are reffering to is the flight deck, net a necassary bit to replace but more really for the looks and should also be available at any good bike shop. 2) You do get touch up paint but only in basic colours like red or black, nail polish also does the trick. 3) No brainer mate! 4) Besides water sanding paper there is quite little you can do besides replacing parts to actually remove scratches from metal. Taking it to your local bike shop is never a bad idea, don't book it for a service but specificly ask for a crash assesment. A lot cheaper and instead of looking for wear on you BB they actually look for cracks and so on. Hope it has been some helpfull insight
Audible Anarchy Posted October 7, 2011 Author Posted October 7, 2011 1) Those hoods are easily replaced and you should be able to find them at any good bike store. The oteher piece you are reffering to is the flight deck, net a necassary bit to replace but more really for the looks and should also be available at any good bike shop. 2) You do get touch up paint but only in basic colours like red or black, nail polish also does the trick. 3) No brainer mate! 4) Besides water sanding paper there is quite little you can do besides replacing parts to actually remove scratches from metal. Taking it to your local bike shop is never a bad idea, don't book it for a service but specificly ask for a crash assesment. A lot cheaper and instead of looking for wear on you BB they actually look for cracks and so on. Hope it has been some helpfull insight awesome,thanks dude.
Minion Posted October 7, 2011 Posted October 7, 2011 2) You do get touch up paint but only in basic colours like red or black, nail polish also does the trick.If you need more colours, you could get a small pot of model paint from a hobby shop. Massive range of colours, though leaning mostly towards millions of shades of grey and green. I'd try some enamel paint and then seal it in why a layer of clear nail varnish.
gummibear Posted October 7, 2011 Posted October 7, 2011 Now you have a reason to buy some Hudz to colour code your bike http://www.grabthehudz.com/
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