The duo returns for the 4th episode of the "Fiber Side Chats"; in this episode, they discuss the Spark Wheelworks / Alto Cycling carbon rim brake failure test at length. The test had some interesting points and certainly started an industry-wide conversation, and there's no one better to break it...
Fiber Side Chats – Episode 3
The duo returns for the third episode of the "FSC"; while not much happened in the world of cycling last week, Oregon has some excellent high school MTB race news. This week's main topic is the Ruckus used bike buyers guide; tips, tricks, hacks and when to walk away from...
Fiber Side Chats – Episode 2
The "Fiber SIde Chats" Episode 2 brings two new segments: "This Week in Cycling" where Shawn and Dan cover all things tech/industry related, and "This Week in Repair" where the duo discusses their favorite carbon repairs currently at Ruckus. In addition, the duo discusses this week's main topic: Trainer Troubles....
Fiber Side Chats – Episode 1
Nine years ago the face of the cycling industry changed forever with the establishment of Ruckus Composites, the nation's leading carbon fiber repair and inspection facility. This episode talks about the early days of Ruckus, how the repair process has changed and the challenges of starting a carbon fiber repair...
Specialized Sworks Epic Internal Routing Mod
There's nothing we enjoy more than upgrading an older bike with some new swag. In this instance, our customer brought us a 2011 Sworks Epic that was already meticulously cleaned and maintained. However, they wanted to take it one step further and internalize all the cable routing through the frame....
Year’s End News
Ruckus Brand Refresh In 2017, Ruckus Composites celebrated nine years of business, which felt like the right time to refresh the brand. Over the summer, they hired a graphic designer to design a new logo, t-shirts, stickers, and a marketing lookbook. For more information, check out theThe Goods Page for...
Colnago C50 E-Tap Conversion
One of the things that we do best here at Ruckus is updating or converting older bikes to take on new equipment. Sometimes that means retrofitting bikes with internal cable routing or a different bottom bracket standard. Our favorite conversion to do is to equip a bike with a Sram...
Merida Team 09 Chainstay Repair
Seatstay 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. At Ruckus Composites, we pride ourselves on quickly and safely repairing carbon fiber bike frames. It...
3T Exploro 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. At Ruckus Composites, we pride ourselves on quickly and safely repairing carbon fiber bike frames. It...
Independent Fabrication Full Frame Inspection
This year we revealed our full frame ultrasound inspection service and it's proven to be immensely popular for many customers. Some have had crashed and wondered about the structural stability of their frames, while others have older carbon bikes and they wanted to just have them looked at to guarantee...