Dropout repairs are some of the most complex repairs we perform; they require immense patience when removing the damage, an accurate layup, and usually an interesting way of extracting the resin from the laminate. Furthermore, we have to CNC machine a new, fully carbon dropout as well. We then This...
Zero Offset Seatmast Topper
ISPs, or integrated seat posts, are one of the more polarizing elements of modern bicycle design. Some adore them, others loathe and despise their very existence. They present a sleek, custom aesthetic to frames while providing a distinct ride-feel, but they also have some challenges associated with their design. Taller...
Seeing Red
From ancient cave paintings to a 2012 Taylor Swift album release, few colors evoke such feelings as red, one of the oldest and most complex colors of the visible light spectrum. Without starting a symbolic dissertation, red suggests basically the entire gamut of human emotion relative to its culture of...
Trek Boone Toptube Repair
The off-season is the perfect time to repair a busted carbon fiber bike frame. For may of us, cyclocross is an out-of-sight out-of-mind kind of discipline; arriving and leaving in a fervor mostly destroying all gear in its path. That's exactly the case for this Trek Boone frame: our customer...
Trek Madone Chainstay Repair
We're supposed to feel safe in the garage, but often that is not always the case. This Trek Madone arrived at Ruckus after the customer suffered a "dropping incident" at home. He was in the garage tinkering on some projects when he unfortunately dropped a tool right onto the chainstay....
Scott Addict Toptube Repair
Toptubes are easily the most damage prone tube on a carbon fiber bike frame, and undoubtedly the repair request we receive the most. This Scott Addict came to us after our customer had dropped the bike and made a small ding which propogated up the toptube towards the headset, following...
Cannondale Supersix EVO Toptube Repair
Toptube repairs are some of the most common repairs we perform; they require immense patience when removing the damage, an accurate layup, and usually an interesting way of extracting the resin from the laminate. This Cannondale arrived for carbon fiber repair and we were able to turn it quickly, cleanly...
Ritte Vlaanderen Dropout Repair
The quick release skewer has a paradoxical relationship with the carbon fiber bike frame. At any given moment it can be both a saving, protective grace or a destructive force. In this instance, the over-clamping compression force crushed the exterior interface of this dropout. It's a common, yet still challenging...
Paintin’ Ain’t Easy
It ain’t easy being green, as the saying goes, and it’s true from both a historic and modern perspective. In the traditional RYB Primary Color model (think the classic color wheel) green rests comfortably and contrastingly between blue and yellow, buffering the cold and warm hues of the color spectrum....
Cervelo P2 Toptube Repair
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Now here's a repair case we see often enough (damaged toptubes), but with a delicate and somewhat terrifying spin. One of our customers traveled to Cozumel, Mexico in order to compete in an Ironman event. Upon arrival, he promptly unboxed his bike and re-assembled it for some spin sessions in...