Why repair your carbon fiber bike?
In this blog post, we present a few reasons why you should repair your bike.
Carbon composites are repairable, and it is not new technology, in fact, it is common practice in the aeronautics and wind generation industries. Components such as helicopter blades and wind turbine blades are repaired to reduce cost and increase service time of components. The process of carbon composite repair begins with determining the compromised area and then repairing that area with a composite layup that replicates the original design that the composites engineer implemented.
Repairing your bike is more affordable than both purchasing a new bike and purchasing a warranty frame. Repairs typically range from $50 for small chips, soft spots, and dings to $200 for large cracks and complete breaks. A new carbon composite frame can cost between $2,000 and $4,000, and a warranty replacement can cost between $300 and $1,200.
Repairing your bike is environmentally friendly. Carbon fiber repair reduces your earthly footprint by minimizing the materials required to get you back on your bike. As a road cyclist, mountain biker, and bike packer, or live in the city or the countryside, we have the responsibility to conserve our natural resources and to preserve the the beauty of nature that we get to experience every time we ride our bikes. Let’s make a difference.
We spend countless hours, visit beautiful places, get healthy exercise, and receive a lot of stress relieve on our bikes. It is obvious why we develop positive attachments to them. Why get rid of one of the bike that brings you joy in life? You don’t have to if you repair your bike.
You bought a used bike, probably because you wanted to save some money, and now you have a broken bike with no warranty. We completely understand all of that, which is why we are here, for you! Repairing a used carbon composite bike makes complete sense – we can do just that.