CRACK IN CARBON FRAME

[covie]

Insurance claim, shiny new frame, problem solved.

[Marcbain]

i think the cost also has to do with the fact that companies think "if he can afford a carbon bike he can afford x amount to fix it"

[DawieO]

Guy has a problem. Other guy has the solution and a price. Guy is willing to pay. Problem solved.

 

Not our problem, solution or price. Let the free-market system do its thing, or take the time to perfect the service required to fix the problem.

[Swift01]

I do have insurance. Bike is only 3 weeks old...

 

Thanks for the feedback. I won't ride it and rather get it taken into Pro Cycles or Macarbi Racing for further analyses.

For insurance purpose don't get it repaired. If it breaks again and you try and claim they won't pay out. Let your insurance take care of it.

[Tumbleweed]

No, it is not crazy - say it takes 3 hours of work to prep, repair and finish off that, including clean up or equipment, that works out to about R630 per hour - that's about what a motor mechanics charge out is these days - not crazy at all, and I suspect 3 hours of work would be the minimum it would take to get it near invisible.

 

It's like choosing wheels - you can have any 2 of these 3 - cheap, light and strong... take your pick.

 

From what i have seen, the turnaround time for these repairs is even longer than that.