Carbon Frame Damaged or Not

[jamis1]

Can anybody please give advice!!!

A Youngster crashed on the Bakwena with his Bianchi 928 carbon, there is a small scratch on the top tube how can we test if this is just a scratch or a crack in the carbon fiber   

[turtlek]

get any coin andtap around the scratch and then tap on the scratch if the tone changes when you tap on the scratch it is a crack but if not then it is fine!!

[Speed Devil]

get any coin andtap around the scratch and then tap on the scratch if the tone changes when you tap on the scratch it is a crack but if not then it is fine!!

 

You should know....cause you've had to do that test a few times after a ride

[turtlek]

get any coin andtap around the scratch and then tap on the scratch if the tone changes when you tap on the scratch it is a crack but if not then it is fine!!

 

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You should know....cause you've had to do that test a few times after a ride

 

 

 

nope used to work in a bike shop that imported bikes remember ride aluminium too broke to afford carbon insurance!!!!!

[Jules]

get any coin andtap around the scratch and then tap on the scratch if the tone changes when you tap on the scratch it is a crack but if not then it is fine!!

 

 

You should know....cause you've had to do that test a few times after a ride

 

 

 

nope used to work in a bike shop that imported bikes remember ride aluminium too broke to afford carbon insurance!!!!!

 

 

 

Silly me: I thought you did that to avoid being labelled a ponce by Mampara

[turtlek]

get any coin andtap around the scratch and then tap on the scratch if the tone changes when you tap on the scratch it is a crack but if not then it is fine!!

 

 

You should know....cause you've had to do that test a few times after a ride

 

 

 

nope used to work in a bike shop that imported bikes remember ride aluminium too broke to afford carbon insurance!!!!!

 

 

 

Silly me: I thought you did that to avoid being labelled a ponce by Mampara

 

 

 

 

 

i dont mind being labelled a ponce carbon is pretty but the best part about me riding alu is that when i ride away from rich boys in the morning training bunch they dont have an excuse!!!!

[Jules]

get any coin andtap around the scratch and then tap on the scratch if the tone changes when you tap on the scratch it is a crack but if not then it is fine!!

 

 

You should know....cause you've had to do that test a few times after a ride

 

 

 

nope used to work in a bike shop that imported bikes remember ride aluminium too broke to afford carbon insurance!!!!!

 

 

 

Silly me: I thought you did that to avoid being labelled a ponce by Mampara

 

 

 

 

 

i dont mind being labelled a ponce carbon is pretty but the best part about me riding alu is that when i ride away from rich boys in the morning training bunch they dont have an excuse!!!!

 

 

 

Agreed: there is something very satisfying about kicking the butt of someone riding an insanely expensive bike