One of the things we pride ourselves on here at Ruckus is our ability to return great bikes back to service and to give them a new life entirely. This Guro Photon repair started with a broken dropout, but our customer wanted to take advantage of our full custom capabilities....
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Merckx EMX-3 Toptube Repair
Unmistakably Belgian, the Merckx EMX 3 is an endurance-type, carbon road frame designed to battle the elements and harsh roads of northern Europe. However, brutal accidents can happen and damage even the most robust of carbon fiber frames. This specific Merckx arrived for repair after our customer toppled over and...
Colnago C60 Toptube Repair
Here at Ruckus, we think all carbon fiber bikes are worth of repair, however, the truth of this is sometimes self-evident. Some bikes are absolutely always worthy of repair, especially when they are limited edition. This Colnago C60 limited edition arrived with a broken toptube...of course we were gonna save...
Pinarello Paris Toptube and Chainstay Repairs
This carbon fiber repair case came to us as the result of a dreaded roof rack accident striking again. These are more common type crashes than you think and undoubtedly devastating to the structural integrity of the frame. This Pinarello Paris repair came into the shop after such an accident...
Specialized Roubaix Seatstay Repair
This new carbon fiber Specialized Roubaix came in for repair recently after one of the all-time scariest crashes on the road: slamming on train tracks. Our customer wiped out during a corner after losing grip whilst turning across a set of them. Luckily, it was not a heavy traffic time!...
Filament Tandem Inspection & Refurbish
Normally, we don't feature cases that are mostly inspection-based, but this one happens to be an exception for such an incredible bike. This custom carbon fiber tandem arrived at Ruckus after a dreaded roof-rack-meets-garage-door-frame type accident. The fork almost disintegrated and so the customer thought it was a wise idea...
Orbea ORDU Seatstay & Chainstay Repairs
Sometimes accidents happen, unfortunately, due to shipping instances. This Orbea Ordu arrived at Ruckus for repair after an immense shipping accident, in which both drive side seat and chainstays were completely broken through. Luckily, we've seen these repairs often before: they require immense patience when removing the damage, an accurate...
Trek Domane SL 8 Seatstay Repair
So you've purchased a modern and expensive (...worth it) road bike and you had a small, yet compromising crash to your brand new bike. What do you do? You have a few options: you can trash it (sad face), you can contact the company who made your bike and attempt...
Cervelo Chainstay/Bottom Bracket Repair
Chainsuck sucks. Plain and simple. Dropping your chain can happen for several reasons from shifting under load to improper cable tension or limit setting. However, grinding up the chainstay/BB area no longer has to be the death knell of your carbon fiber bike! At Ruckus Composites, we pride ourselves on...
Pinarello Prince Bottom Bracket Repair
As a brand, Pinarello has won at least 35 monumental 1st place victories in the last 65 years of its company history, ranging from Olympic Gold to the Maillot Jaune. With names like Indurain, Zabel, and Ullrich, their past harkens to a bygone era and more "traditional" (read: hush-hush doping)...