Carbon fiber bike frames keep evolving to meet the near-infinite demands of many riders; look at the recent developments of flat mount brakes and all-hydro everything as two examples of this progression. Another recent addition to the everythingness of bike tech is mounting chain catchers on road frames. This Fjui...
Giant Defy Seatube Repair
This carbon fiber Giant Defy bike frame is a case we unfortunately all too frequently. First of all, the repair case is a bit unfortunate. Our customer's seatpost slipped down from the collar during a ride, causing the post to crack it's way through the shaped seattube. The truly unfortunate...
Dedaccia Bottom Bracket Repair
So, you've decided on a completely custom bike. Rad. That's awesome. Kudos to you for supporting your local, small (or both!) frame builders. But what happens when custom carbon fails after a decade? Well, that's where Ruckus can help. This Dedaccia custom carbon fiber bike frame arrived at Ruckus with...
Kona Big Kahuna Chainstay Repair
Chainstay 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. This Cervelo arrived for carbon fiber repair and we were able to turn it quickly and...
Pinarello Dogma F8 Dropout Replacement
Replaceable Derailleur hangers can fail, but thankfully when they do the damage is much less catastrophic than if the hanger is entirely affixed to the frame. Normally what happens is the actual derailleur fails (shifting problems usually) and brings the hanger with it. Fortunately, we are here to help! Ruckus...
Cervelo P2 Toptube Repair
Handlebars: completely necessary to the safe operation of a bicycle, yet frequently the bane of a frame's existence. This carbon fiber Cervelo P2 arrived at Ruckus for repair after the dreaded handlebar strike. A simple crash that usually results in massive damage, the handlebar strike occurs when the bars rip...
Trek Procaliber Seatstay Repair
Scorpion Style, not to be confused with a Kung-Fu variation, is an absolutely horrific way to crash while mountain biking. For those of you unfamiliar, this means crashing over you handlebars while still clipped into your pedals with your legs then arching over behind your back. Ouch. We're seriously thankful...
Orbea Onix Seatstay Repair
Let's face it, accidents happen when we least expect them. For this repair case, our customer was pedaling slowly and testing out his shifting before departing on a ride. He was looking down at the gears moving and didn't notice the curb approaching, slowly falling over onto it. Thankfully, he...
Specialized Crux Seatstay Repair
While many currently say that #crossisgone, the ghosts of races past sometimes never leave. Some even leave seemingly indelible traces on our minds, bodies or frames. This carbon fiber Specialized Crux cyclocross frame is a remnant of seasons past. A local customer arrived one day (a few weeks after our...
Trek Speed Concept Dropout Replacement
Ruckus Composites is the only company in the world that has the ability and knowledge on how to replace your broken dropouts, and we've done it hundreds of times. It's can be a pretty scary accident, and what usually what happens is the replaceable derailleur hanger snaps and takes parts...