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.

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 a seam in the carbon fiber. As always, the first step of our...

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 and safely for our customer.

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 repair for us and as always we h...

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 order to shake out the legs pre-competition. During o...

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 Transonic's chain catcher snapp...

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 part is that it was sent to us after it had a...

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 what some though to be catastrophic frame d...

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 cleanly. At Ruckus Composites, we pride ours...

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 Composites is the only com...