niterider Posted November 6, 2008 Posted November 6, 2008 So in my little off on the weekend, I damaged one of my brake levers. Called the shop to get a price on a replacement lever. Can you believe it - R2,600 for a carbon lever, or R1,200 for the aluminium. That's for a single lever! Outragrageous. Needless to say I will be doing experimental carbon repair with superglue this evening.
Azonic Posted November 6, 2008 Posted November 6, 2008 Crazy. If I was you, and depending how it broke... Lightly roughen up the "channel" behind the lever with flatting paper. Get a piece of plastic or perspex and shape with sand paper so that it will fit into the channel almost like a splint (like when you brake your leg), and super glue the whole thing together.
Mudsimus Posted November 6, 2008 Posted November 6, 2008 Dont superglue it. Contact someone that can repair carbon and get it fixed.
niterider Posted November 6, 2008 Author Posted November 6, 2008 Dont superglue it. Contact someone that can repair carbon and get it fixed. er, hands up anyone that can repair carbon!
MintSauce Posted November 6, 2008 Posted November 6, 2008 Just as a matter of interest....is that for the lever blade only or for the complete lever assembly...?
fatcyclist Posted November 6, 2008 Posted November 6, 2008 niterider, tried Produx? He does a lot of carbon work..
TokenFreak Posted November 6, 2008 Posted November 6, 2008 Mark at Mark's Bicycle Workshop in Bellville. 021 949 5219
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