Entries by Rob Granville

LOOK 586 DROPOUT MODIFICATION

If you ever need an example of the level of competence within CBR here it is. A newly redesigned and injection moulded dropout to replace the original Look design. Why did we change it? The left picture shows the original carbon dropout which is poor frankly. You can’t, without considerable risk, re-align the hanger without […]

INSPECTIONS AT CARBONBIKEREPAIR: INITIAL INSPECTION

Pre and post repair inspections are key to ensuring that we have control over the quality of the weld and the warranty of our repairs. All bikes that come into CBR are subject to an initial pre-repair inspection before we provide a final quote. There are many cases where additional fractures go undetected. This basic […]

INSPECTIONS AT CARBONBIKEREPAIR: FULL SCAN – MICROSCOPE

Pre repair and post repair inspections are key to ensuring that we have control over the quality and the warranty of our repairs. If you have specifically requested a ‘Full scan’ (Full Health Check) part of the scan process is still manual. The microscope is used to identify micro fractures which confirm what we are […]

INSPECTIONS AT CARBONBIKEREPAIR: FULL SCAN – THERMOGRAPHIC X-RAY

Pre repair and post repair inspections are key to ensuring that we have control over the quality and the warranty of our repairs. Thermography is the ultimate in flaw detection. It has taken 4 years to identify a process which provides primary flaw detection using infra-red energy and 4k thermo imaging to read energy dissipation […]

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COLNAGO EPS HEAD TUBE FRACTURE AND PAINT RESTORATION

It must be Colnago week for complex repairs. This frame suffered a massive head-on collision but after a full thermo scan we were able to confirm that only the head tube lugs and tube ends were damaged making it an economical repair. Lug bonded joints are always slighly more tricky to repair as you have […]

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C60 COLNAGO 100% REPAIR AND RESTORE

Written off, 2 major fractures, sheered seat post at the front mech moulding and chain stay snapped in half. Can it really come back to life and retain its original value?? It sure can. Nothing can replace qualified carbon technicians and sprayers. The repairs and paint restoration are indetectable using thermographic imaging and ultrasound. No […]

ENVE SMART SYSTEM WHEEL RESTORE

Here is another example of a wheel repair and restoration. What the pictures don’t show are the extent of the damage. This wheel hit a pavement and inflicted deep scratches into the rim and brake track all the way around as well as a small puncture hole. We also supply all the decals specific to […]

A NEW LEVEL OF SAFETY

You are seeing the first carbon bike repair diagnostic 4k image of a multi fracture repair. In addition to ultrasound this is the first of it’s kind adapted for Carbon Bike Repair to inspect hidden fractures and post repair quality control . Basically the even surface colour is an indicator of when new and the […]

ZIPP WHEEL INVISIBLE REPAIR!

“Just picked my wheel up and I can’t believe the amazing job you guys have done. I honestly cannot see where the damage was and the wheel looks as good as new! Thank you all so much. I shall definitely be recommending you!”