I had my top tube repaired by these guys. Amazing job and near perfect finish in the end and nearly three years later I’ve had no issues or problems. Cheaper than buying a new frame too. Would definitely recommend!

The next time I break a bone, I’m going to these guys.

I remember just 5 years ago when carbon design experts and people in the business were saying it's taboo to fix any type of carbon. But look at how far the technology has come? Of course, thanks to Carbon Bike Repair, most carbon frame cracks are indeed repairable. And that can save someone a hefty amount of money. And get your precious 'baby' back. Hey man, I love my bike too. She's my baby. Lol. :D

These guys are real heros. I got my 2 month old Canyon Endurace 8.0 CF fixed by BrokenCarbon in USA. Thanks for working so hard and solving a real problem.

Alex...I took my Synapse out in March. , It was in the 20's here , so stopped at a cafe , and put it out of the way . The person in front of me slammed the door open into the seat stay . Yeah....smashed ! Where I live , there was one highly recommended place , so off I went . I did NOT get it resprayed , it's obviously black , it was a budget issue , but It's as good as new ! When it happened , I thought I had no options . Thanks Peace

Sent my PlanetX to these guys to get the drive side dropout repaired. I thought the frame was dead and I was going to have to shell out on a new frame but I found Carbon Bike Repair through a GCN video. I have to say that although the repair was a little pricey it was still way cheaper than buying a new frame. Their customer service was impeccable with good communication throughout the whole process. And most importantly my commuter/go anywhere do anything PlaneX got a new lease of life.

These guys did a repair on the drop out on my front fork after i had a small crash. Did a superb job.

The peace of mind we need

This is great until you get the quote back and find out the repair is 80% the cost of a new frame

This is one very useful information. Glad to know that carbon frame is repairable to a save extent. Unfortunately there is no big thumbs up button anywhere to be pressed for this video. 👍👍👍👍

Some brands have crash replacement programs, so you can buy a new frame for a fraction of the normal price. My Canyon Inflite CF had a broken seatstay (2 places) due to a crash. Still had a long way to go but risked it. I started with caution, obviously, but found out it didn't felt any different. 60km further, I almost forgot about the broken seat stay when taking a rough gravel section. Made it home safely and was surprised how strong the frame still was. I asked for a quote from a reputable carbon bike fixer, and the difference between them and a crash replacement frame was 500 euro and a waiting list of one month. I went for a fresh new frame, delivered within a week.

Just saw my walmalt bike being repaired...can't wait to get it back! :D

Excellent video, I see so many carbon frames out on the road. Its great to know that they don't have to go in the bin as soon as they get damaged. It looks expensive, but for high end bike I suppose it will be worthwhile.

Alex as we all know the more you know the more you don't know... Where was the resin bonding carbon fibre mat placement Ultra sound ( if it is used to find fractures). Vacuum forming and removal of air in mat and resin. Heat treatment.. There seems to be so much you left out.. Software for remaking decals and the printer / vinyl cutters involved. etc etc...

My Trek Domane SLR7 had an argument with a car and the car run. (Not)nice crack all around tonight tube next to the head and fork. Thought is was a goner. Friend recommended The Frame Doctor in Tavares, Florida. About a month later it was fully repaired and the area affected repainted so as to not be discernible. About a grand. Much less than a new frame.

I've got a friend who owns a Colnago(with a carbon frame of course).Can't quite remember which model because it's from a few years back(like,it had a first generation Ultegra Di2 gruppo on it). There was a crack on his toptube that was approximately half the length of the toptube itself,and a crack on his front carbon wheel(somehow).Those cracks were from many months back and he still rides his bike. That being said if your carbon frame has a crack,do not straightaway ride your bike off as per normal unlike what he did,just in case.

I'll keep my steel!

Thank you , seems we are in the right buiseness. I can not imagine that car manfacturs are that compliant when it comes to repairs as they most have "patner" workshops. I like that "carbon repair" appears respected by most bike brands. Great

The is the M.I.T. of bike frame repair. This guy knows his stuff.

Okay the only ONLY Question I wanted answered was the "Cost" How much does it actually cost to get this all done? Obviously different bikes different damages = different prices But just a ball park what is the min-cost and whats the max / right off level of cost

“Finely tuned machine” very accurate!

Well done!!!!! Carapaz & Anna for the olympic 2020 road race gold🥇🏆👏👏. Keen to run through GCN full update for the said champions🙏🏻.

Good information for a first time carbon fiber bike owner. Thank you

This is so cool to see and quite reassuring! Would love to get recommendations for similar shops in the States for if I ever need these services.

Interesting and looking at their web site I see they warranty it for one owner which is fair enough to me.

Interesting. I knew they could be repaired but as I’m about to get a new frame after crashing, I know that my winter bike will be exactly the same as my summer bike once the older frame has been repaired.

Great video, very informative

Haven't GCN already done this video not long ago?

I bought a bianchi oltre xr2 that had a seat stay like that on the thumbnail, it was "repaired" with epoxy-putty inside and glass fiber on the outside. I noticed it bechause of some shitty paintwork and i started tapping the frame to check the rigidity of the frame through sound. when i got to the seat stay the sound was completely dead, and all it took was a 3 fiber push on the seatstay and i had a piece in my hand. I took it to an actual professional carbon fiber repair man and the result was really good. Paintwork still look diy, but it's a black matte frame so it's really not important what it looks like, but i know i can trust the frame now, and i've used it on my smart trainer aswell as jumped it over curbs and down curbs with no ill effects. Be carefull where you get your frame repaired, as the previous repair man obviously didn't do a propper job and it would have ended up hurting me down the line.

i like my carbon in my steel alloy

Carbon is still the top material for performance. It created such a huge application for different industries. Great times.

I have my SL4 in with these guys at the moment, manufacturing defect (the front braze-on hanger rivet pulled the carbon apart). Hoping to be amazed by their workmanship.

I would be very hesitant to ride repaired carbon bike due to complexity when working on carbon. However, if there was a standard certification for repair shops and their personal then it wouldn't be an issue for me. Also QC and repair would need to be a separate entities to ensure quality of repair is not compromised.

Very interesting, thank you

Fantastic production quality!

How about bad BB areas on carbon frames? Is there solution for misaligned BBs? And carbon wheels I think have way more chance of getting damaged than frames.

Great information, it wasn’t that long ago the thinking was a broken carbon fiber frame meant replacing the frame. My question just how much does repairing cost? A ball park price would be nice to know. Is it less than half, two thirds the cost of replacing? Would be nice if he could state something like, you can expect to pay… and as much as… It’s obvious that it must be cheaper than replacing, you wouldn’t be in business otherwise. But is the repair at price points that mere mortals can afford?

Wish we had this shop in HK!!

8:21 i want that sticker on the chain stay lol

Nice video, but not a lot of detail as to what actually happens during a repair. Do they do ultrasound checks on the bike?

so purchase a really expensive carbon frame that gets cracked, but how many of these shops are in the world? most ppl won't even be close to one of these special shops.

Yes it is safe, all depending on the damage, I ride a cracked frame all day everyday for 4 years now doing food deliveries

I'd be interested in learning from this expert, when is a frame damage beyond reasonable repair? Examples?

I agree it can be repaired as good as new or even stronger at the broken part, but what if the repair was not that good? But risking my life for 3-5k usd? not worth it

The safety aspect would have been much more convincing... if the video showed actual details of structural QC process.

What about cracked frame from an over tightened seat post clamp where the seat post is aero and the clamping mechanism works in such a way that it cracks an inner part of the carbon?

I'm curious as to what *he* thinks is the best bike frame manufacturer.

the fact that theres a cf repair shop exists says it all. never heard of an aluminium frame repair shop. carbon is like oled tv, its gonna burnin sonner or later so cf gonna break.

doing a good job & like this

You've made a video about these guys before.

Best most truthful comment I've heard at 11.46 "Carbon frames are really fragile ". And this why I personally hate them and will avoid them I just do not trust them!

No mention on prices ? Not even ball park figures which would have been nice, but good video

Great job! I wish it was in Indonesia too 😞

I just threw mine in the bin, learned my lesson and bought a lightweight alu frame.

@veloartbike make amazing work and custom painting job , Ccs. Venezuela 🇻🇪

Amazing content love it

From an engineering point of view, I'm not convinced by this company. Be curious to know what Hambini thinks too.

TL:DW So which is cheaper tossing the Frame and chancing a 4 digit (£€$$) CF Frame from Flexy Alexaexpress, or to call upon the expertise of this cat? I'm leaning towards the latter. Also how does this work for Head Tube Cracks?

I love Aluminium because you can recycle an Aluminiumframe.

I have followed your videos for my biking selections and bet i found (this) one for issues with my bike. I put my Carbon fiber frame in Shipping and now i see a some damage on the frame when it arrived. Can you guide me how to assess if the frame is cracked or how severe is the damage ?

What I am surprised about is how many damaged frames there are!!!! Are these all damaged from crashing, misuse, etc? I mean in my 39 years I think the last time I wrecked a bike was in grade school. I have a Domane SL6 ordered but starting to worry how fragile carbon frames are. I for sure don't have deep enough pockets to be replacing/repairing carbon bike frames.

Sounds expensive

This bike was really easy to assemble kzfaq.infoUgkxMesz3KOGEmwmvyKQfLfrRSUXLFzfVHZA and required very few adjustments out of the box. The wheels did not require any truing/adjustments. The frame had some small scratches, but nothing major.I did replace the seat though - the seat it came with was very uncomfortable. The tires need to be re-inflated every 4-5 days, but this appears to be quite common for the narrow 700x25 tires.Overall, in my opinion, this bike looks and rides like a much more expensive bike.

Hi Alex /Olly I have a Ribble cgr sl and I'm looking to change my stock mavic all road wheels for something a bit lighter. Should I go alloy or carbon as I mainly do road and light gravel and single track. Bugget of about £800 . Which is better Alloy or Carbon #askgcntec #TorqueBack

Très interessant bravo 👏👍🇫🇷🚴🏻‍♂️

#askgcn Hi guys, I've recently changed my chain and cassete, I've left the chain the same lenght but the cassete is now R8000 11-32, and the old one is HG800 11-34. There was a spacer underneath the bigger cassete which didn't came with the new one. Should I have left it on the bike or not? New Ultegra Cassete is mounted and it is fixed/doesn't wobble or anything.

repair carbon = ad weigth ... don't tell Oli he will go mad as he did on the Gravel bike video! good video very useful still wondering why some need a carbon fibre bike why some others don't and there is the answer why some of us resist and belive more on steel titanium and even Aluminum ... because to can repair the bike but take away the concern of the one who knows that this bike is a repair /broken bike.

Wonder if I can see mine 👍

but how much is it

re-upload?

Can you look at sun through telescope? Yes, exactly two times.

2:25 Carbon repair specialists clamping the frame... Wasn't there a GCN video where they talked about not clamping it by the frame recently? 😂🤷

Can a frame be repaired? Yes, and GCN should know since they covered this already (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oZ2VY5Nlx8ysqY0.html). Also, Calfee is well-suited for carbon repair. Next up from GCN - Should you ride your bike blindfolded?

Nope, I can't ride a broken carbon frame because I wouldn't own one to begin with. Problem solved.

I wonder if they've been on the phone to Canyon...

Alux titanium the best carbone no for amateur bad experience

Ollie hates rim brakes this much to break a frame!

Well, that was an interesting 7 minutes..

ANUTHER VIDEO ALREADY COVERED BY GCN THE REWRITING OF MATERIAL IS GETTING OLD NOW

#askgcntech are fixed broken carbon fiber frames safe to ride just like non broken ones

POGACAAAAR! he would not ride it even with disc brakes

Repair is strong, weakens other torque spots on bike .. the answer is . No.

Local bike shop has a wall with road frames hanging on it that suffered sudden catastrophic failure with normal riding. There are a lot of them and some are modern expensive ones, some of the riders are now in wheel chairs..... yeah n,f,t,h

If that’s sworks frame is fully rideable and just sitting in the grave yard. I’ll be more than willing to take that off your hands.

Sixth?

So what im getting from this is carbon frames are ok to repair but not carbon wheels got it

6:04 looks awkward, two men, facing each other, looking eye to eye, hands on pockets

Ti solves many problems 😅

Carbon Grave Raider....

Im watching this because my brother bike is broken the carbon gets cracked

Infomercial

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These guys should get an environmental sustainability tax break

Carbon frames I'd be comfortable riding. Carbon wheels...? No.

This video could have been ten seconds long, the answer is no.. that why no sane person buys a carbon Mt bike/gravel bike

Carbon Bikes are more POP💥....ular😂

Steel. End of. Id never ride anything made from this shit.

But is it cost effective to have your carbon fiber bike repaired? Not as easy to answer.

I would never accept a repaired carbon frame, sorry. You are going 60mph downhill and if any of those cracks they DIDN'T see, suddenly gives way by a small hump in the road and you fall off. It might be the last thing you do in life. Sorry, but these single peace molded frames only last until the first crack appear.

Carbon fibre does not repair once fracture has taken place..