Endurance cycling events require an immense amount of dedication, training and attention to detail, both before and during the actual competition. That’s why amazing local bike builder and TT racer extraordinaire Rob English the the perfect person to attempt the speed record for the race. Speed, aerodynamics and efficiency are of utmost im...

At Ruckus Composites, we pride ourselves on quickly and safely repairing carbon fiber bike frames. It is our continuing mission to use carbon fiber repair to challenge the status quo of both the bike industry and throwaway culture by keeping good bikes and their memories rolling. Our proven carbon fiber bike repair process goes like this: firs...

Oh the chainstay, you noble workhorse of bike tubing you. Exposed to road elements, surrounded by moving metal and alloy on all sides, prone to brutality. Chainstay damages are of the most common repairs we take on, and each and every one is unique. Chain slap, rock or various road debris or a crash can and all have been culprits of this damage....

Downtube 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 Niner arrived for carbon fiber repair and we were able to turn it quickly and cleanly.

Ruckus Composites is an agile and innovative carbon fiber repair and concept fabrication organization, and we're continuing our upward growth trend. We set the gold standard for our industry, and we continually change and adapt based on the latest trends in material and composite sciences. We seek to keep once-broken frames out of landfills and ...

Headtube 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 ourse...

Unfortunately, this is a repair request we see WAY TOO FREQUENTLY: shipping damage. No matter what you do to pack your bike safely, snugly and correctly, there's always a chance an accident can happen. In this repair case, the set of handlebars smashed into the bottom half of the headtube, causing a slightly-larger-than-quarter sized crack. Luck...

Change doesn’t come easy, that’s for certain. There’s always a few steps ranging from thought to execution, and most become fixated on the outcome as soon as they *actually* make the decision to change. That change itself can become a nagging fixation, and one of our customers brought in this carbon fiber Felt AR1 for that very...

The Specialized S-Works Torch is a limited edition model created for the Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro this past summer. The idea behind its creation was to replicate the "pinnacle of sport" and to symbolically represent the idea of a growing flame using thermochromic paint. Thermochromic paint, quite literally from the "greek" for heat and "c...

This carbon fiber Felt AR frame arrived at Ruckus after an incredibly unfortunate event, that being a double chainstay fracture. It sounded like a pretty terrifying accident but luckily our customer was able to walk away unscathed, well save for the bike, that is. The owner of the frame installed two oversized, aftermarket pulleys into the derai...