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Thread: I bought a carbon road bike for $600. The frame is damaged?

post 1635642943 04-07-2021, 10:40 AM
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I bought a carbon road bike for $600. The frame is damaged?

The top tube has visible damage in the paint area. The seller said it was just the paint on the bike and that it has never been an issue. I am wondering if the frame might be compromised. I tried the coin test and the sound of the frame is the same on the top tube. Is the frame damaged, or is the seller correct? If the frame is compromised RIP me because broken carbon frame = worthless

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post 1635643003 04-07-2021, 10:41 AM
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I mean $600 is stupidly low for that so either a clueless secondhand seller or it's probably ****ed
post 1635643063 04-07-2021, 10:42 AM
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Looks like a fracture to me. stay safe
post 1635643113 04-07-2021, 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted By DizzySmalls⏩
I mean $600 is stupidly low for that so either a clueless secondhand seller or it's probably ****ed
The bike is like 8-9 years old so $600 is not that low for such a bike tbh
post 1635643233 04-07-2021, 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted By MotorCityCobra⏩
The bike is like 8-9 years old so $600 is not that low for such a bike tbh
Yeah an old high mileage I guess might make sense
post 1635643283 04-07-2021, 10:43 AM
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Aren’t you a richcel? Why are you buying damaged frames
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post 1635643293 04-07-2021, 10:44 AM
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Yeah that frame tube has been compromised. Don't hit any huge bumps at speed.
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post 1635643323 04-07-2021, 10:44 AM
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My wife bought a specialized in a craigslist thing and took it to the store for a professional inspection. They said all good, she bought it.

The next day brought it back to get the bars wrapped etc and they found a crack in the fork and told her it's worthless. We read the shop the riot act and they ended up paying for a new frame.

Hope yours can be fixed boyo... Maybe take it to a professional bike shop.
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post 1635644463 04-07-2021, 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted By Nonsense916⏩
Aren’t you a richcel? Why are you buying damaged frames
lmao im not a millionaire boyo. im better off than 95% in my age group but still not on dat der 10k a day CEO time
Originally Posted By darkninja67⏩
Yeah that frame tube has been compromised. Don't hit any huge bumps at speed.
damn that sucks! im going to return it today as the seller told me the damage is only in the paint..
Originally Posted By MrBourbon⏩
My wife bought a specialized in a craigslist thing and took it to the store for a professional inspection. They said all good, she bought it.

The next day brought it back to get the bars wrapped etc and they found a crack in the fork and told her it's worthless. We read the shop the riot act and they ended up paying for a new frame.

Hope yours can be fixed boyo... Maybe take it to a professional bike shop.
the fork can be swapped easily, no? usually forks arent linked to the frame? happy for u boyo that they payed for a new one. im going to return it, i dont want to stress with taking it to the shop etc
post 1635644683 04-07-2021, 10:58 AM
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just lol at cyclecels
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post 1635644893 04-07-2021, 11:00 AM
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If it passed the tap test and doesn't have any dead spots its probably just cracked clear coat. I personally wouldn't trust a frame with a ding that large without having it looked at by someone who really knows carbon road frames. You don't want that bitch folding on you when you're hauling balls down a hill.
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That sucks bro, however 600 is cheap as ****.

I bet it has a bunch of rides left in it. I doubt it will spread with one bump. Not sure what kind of roads you have there though.
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I’d try to find a new frame and swap the components, looks like someone dumped it on you. I’ve always ridden AL bikes bc I’m paranoid about cracking the carbon accidentally. I have a 2021 Allez elite and it’s really insane how light and smooth new AL bikes ride.
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post 1635645713 04-07-2021, 11:11 AM
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Take it to a GOOD bike shop.

They have ways to check if it is surface level or deeper.

Many know people who to carbon repair
post 1635646333 04-07-2021, 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted By Ironmanlet⏩
That sucks bro, however 600 is cheap as ****.

I bet it has a bunch of rides left in it. I doubt it will spread with one bump. Not sure what kind of roads you have there though.
Originally Posted By Coldsloth⏩
I’d try to find a new frame and swap the components, looks like someone dumped it on you. I’ve always ridden AL bikes bc I’m paranoid about cracking the carbon accidentally. I have a 2021 Allez elite and it’s really insane how light and smooth new AL bikes ride.
Originally Posted By orangetide⏩
Take it to a GOOD bike shop.

They have ways to check if it is surface level or deeper.

Many know people who to carbon repair
Appreciate the feedback boyos. im going to take it back to the seller and dump it on him and ask for my money back. dont want to ride it as its risky, or use money on fixing this as here in Norway there are only a handful of people who fix broken carbon frames and its just not worth the money for this bike
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Those are cracks. Superficial scratches on the clear coat don't look like that. That looks exactly like broken glass.

I don't own a carbon bike but fishing rods are made from the same material so I've seen scratches on clear coat and those aren't scratches, they're fractures and nasty ones at that.
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Next time take someone with that knows about bikes, like what to look for during an inspection.

Many, many people try to get over in a similar manner where they kind of "patch up" something into "working condition".

It's generally a temporary fix though and they're banking on the item hopefully breaking sometime after it's been sold.

I occasionally buy used electric guitars to resell and I see that stuff pretty often.
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boyos i appreciate the feedback. i asked a local company that works with fixing carbon bikes, they said it would cost me about $1000 to fix this with a nice finish and $550 for a fix and a simple finish ayyyyylmao i got rekt
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**** it, i would cut the damage out to the edge of the cracks, sand 2-3 inches above and below, get epoxy and some carbon fiber cloth and just wrap over it 5-6 times. would be ugly but structurally sound
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Rub sum WD-40 on it and dump it off on some unsuspecting fool for $750
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lmao thanks for the feedback boyos. i could probably sell this to someone for a lot more, but i dumped the bike yesterday to the seller and told him to give me my money back. he said he KNOWS that the bike is not damaged and is perfectly fine. he did give me money back though. today the seller put an ad out for the bike again, some idiot will surely buy it and might end up dead.. not buying used carbon bikes again unless its in perfect condition
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Originally Posted By MotorCityCobra⏩
lmao thanks for the feedback boyos. i could probably sell this to someone for a lot more, but i dumped the bike yesterday to the seller and told him to give me my money back. he said he KNOWS that the bike is not damaged and is perfectly fine. he did give me money back though. today the seller put an ad out for the bike again, some idiot will surely buy it and might end up dead.. not buying used carbon bikes again unless its in perfect condition
Pretty legit he gave you the money back. If you hound ******** marketplace you can find some good deals. I bought a 2012 Specialized Allez with 105 components and mavic wheels last year for $120. Wife selling her husbands “spare” bike. Put tires and tape on it, road 2k on it and then sold it for $400.
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