AtoomDemoon Posted December 13, 2018 Share Good day, A rather awkward fall with my bike resulted in one of the bottle cage mounting holes to break. Basically the threading came out and cant be put back. The frame itself is carbon and there is no other damage like cracks so the frame is good. I dont want to do a carbon repair as it would take a while a cost a few bucks. Is there a way to mount the cage again by plugging the hole in a way that would make the cage sit stable when removing and placing a bottle. I am not sure what could sit or stick well with carbon without looking ugly? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cippo Posted December 13, 2018 Share Most bike shops can do that repair for you by fitting a new threaded thingamabob. Edited December 13, 2018 by Cippo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cippo Posted December 13, 2018 Share Good day, A rather awkward fall with my bike resulted in one of the bottle cage mounting holes to break. Basically the threading came out and cant be put back. The frame itself is carbon and there is no other damage like cracks so the frame is good. I dont want to do a carbon repair as it would take a while a cost a few bucks. Is there a way to mount the cage again by plugging the hole in a way that would make the cage sit stable when removing and placing a bottle. I am not sure what could sit or stick well with carbon without looking ugly? Thank you.Is the carbon damaged at all? Downtube or seat tube? You might consider a seatpost mounted bottle then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikebloke Posted December 13, 2018 Share Most bike shops can do that repair for you by fitting a new threaded thingamabob.revnut ? is that the thingy ? BenReaper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-squared Posted December 13, 2018 Share It's called a rivnut and quite easy to do yourself if you feel like tackling the job. Takes a couple minutes. Any bolt and nut place keeps rivnuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-squared Posted December 13, 2018 Share You will need the rivnut, a bolt, 2 nuts and 2 spanners. Easy as pie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-squared Posted December 13, 2018 Share OP, whereabout are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partydave Posted December 13, 2018 Share Q-bond? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Marshall Posted December 13, 2018 Share The rivnuts come with a small or large flange. If the hole is damaged you can either use a large flanged rivnut or if necessary go one size bigger. There was a thread on fitting these which covered the options. Another solution is to patch the damaged hole with epoxy adhesive and re drill the hole the size of the rivnut. DJR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtoomDemoon Posted December 13, 2018 Share Thanks all. Saw the revnut advice once but was unsure if it was good for carbon frames. @m-squared I am from Pretoria. @cippo I checked and I am very lucky that only that one hole has damage and no other cracks or frame damage to be found. Cippo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-squared Posted December 13, 2018 Share If you were closer, I would have told you to swing pass. I'm in the East Rand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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