One of the more serious fractures to inflict on a bike. This repair required moulds to ensure bearing seat profiles were 100% accurate to Trek tolerances ensuring, apart from failing, that you dont have any creek often associated with the BB bearings…Those who hate noise know what I am talking about..
Here are a few notable repairs completed this week: Cannondale Synapse chainstay keeping us honest! A beloved BMC with a ridiculously complex top tube repair and restoration and finally another Venge send in by the guys at McLaren after they inspected and found 2 top tube fractures under the logo. McLaren customer feedback: ‘Guys Just […]
I write many blogs about the repair process but you should also be aware of the level at which CBR goes to ‘finish/ restore’ your bike to its original state if requested. We are in demand because we treat both the repair and restoration with the same importance. Up to 70% of our customers request […]
Probably the hardest restoration there is on a current commercial bike in our experience. Scott graphics are tricky but that still does not limit our ability to replicate accurately. We utilise our comprehensive archive of official graphic stock library to be able to restore the un-restorable. This bike had 2 drive side stay fractures and […]
Don’t always believe that your bike is toast after you hear the awful crunch and snap of the carbon as you see it bouncing off the tarmac behind your mates…It’s OK even if you are not OK… We provide owner lifetime repair warranties on some parts of the bike above and beyond the manufacturer warranty. […]
To assume that carbon bikes are more fragile would be unfair when like-for-like comparisons with alloy or steel are comparing apples to pears. The populist idea that carbon fibre is stronger then steel has undoubtedly fed sales in carbon bikes. What you are paying for is weight over stiffness. When manufacturers produce carbon frames which […]
This post clearly illustrates one of the ways customers can achieve the custom design they are after with the assistance of our design service. As the downtube was being repaired, a rough illustration was submitted to us. We optimised the design to deliver their unique expression of what good custom design is – Balanced, individual […]
Another example of a Colnago C59 repair completed to 100% detail match. After the frame is pressure tested for compliance it is ready to be rebuilt to the customer spec here in our service centre and will be ready for dispatch later today. The repair comes with an owners lifetime warranty.
Here are some warning signs when looking for a trustworthy carbon repair service: 1 – ‘Pre-Preg’ Pre impregnated carbon fibre is used during the mould making stage of a frame. It is not suitable for repair in most cases. 2 – An autoclave (oven) is used to cure pre preg carbon fibre. This process can […]
This frame needs little introduction – Wiggins white custom painted Pinarello unfortunately sustained a top tube fracture across some rather important graphics of his achievements in road racing. Once repaired the top tube was restored to its original state.