Who would win? A seatstay made out of material developed at this point for realistically over 130 years into the perfect synthesis of weight and rigidity, or one derailleur? We all know the answer to this. The derailleur always wins. Not in the long run, though. Soon enough it will clap out, become feeble, shifting sloppily, jockey wheels gunked with road grit and the lubes of old…taken off and banished to a sad, cobwebbed parts bin. Not your lovely repaired frame though, that’ll live long days in the elements, a new paint job and repair glistening strongly in the light of a perfect ride. Carbon is forever, and so 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 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: first, we inspect the damaged area, using ultrasound technology, and removing all the guesswork from the repair. The detailed info we gather helps us provide an incredibly accurate repair with fewer materials needed, which makes a quicker turn time for you! Next, we remove all the damaged materials from the seatstay, which guarantees no further cracking. We then replicate the factory lay-up using our high-end prepreg carbon fiber and cast the area with heat and pressure to remove the epoxy. Finally, we send the bike to our master painter who expertly matches both the paint and decals of the original frame.
Carbon fiber bike repairs are delicate and time-consuming art, in which we perform every step by hand. Have a BMC with a broken or cracked part? Submit a repair form today to get started with your repair. Submit a repair form here!