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12-30-2013, 03:38 AM
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Damage to Rear Stay - Oltre XR
Well, another suprise and another shock...
this time i see one of the rear stays has been chipped or maybe somethign worse. this bike has sat in a spare bedroom for a few months while i build up time to build this bike. i don't know how this chip occurred - but pretty upset. looks like someone has stood on it or something... let me know your thoughts - is it serious or just paint work? splash Last edited by Splash; 12-30-2013 at 03:41 AM. 
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12-30-2013, 06:37 AM
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so close and yet so far...
my dream over riding a class bike is over. really angry now that someone in my family or the people coming in to install the a/c in that bedroom recently has damaged it. the $5,000 frame is probably a throw away item now. thanks for you all of your help people. splash
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12-30-2013, 06:56 AM
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Not really. It will be a few hundred $ repair. Contact Ruckus like suggested.
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12-30-2013, 07:37 AM
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If you search the forum you should find pictures of repairs to similar damage to my Cannondale Super-X done by Ruckus
$375 including repaint of the area It is virtually impossible to tell where the repair was made and the bike rides as nice as ever Contact them - the frame is not lost BK
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12-30-2013, 01:46 PM
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12-30-2013, 02:40 PM
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Well, THAT would have been good to know!
 But, even with that situation, help is at hand. Good luck with the repairs. BK
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12-30-2013, 02:46 PM
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Good luck with the repair- should be a fairly basic repair for a quality carbon repair shop and the local one mentioned in Velo Snooze sounds good on paper.
You'll need to strip down your bike again but good practice w/ rebuilding, re-taping etc 
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12-30-2013, 03:05 PM
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Definitely repair that frame, it'll be a whole lot cheaper than buying a new one.
Although if I were you, I'd waterboard the entire family to find out who damaged the frame and then make them pay for the repairs (and if you find out before water-boarding that person, make that an extra long water-boarding session  )
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12-30-2013, 03:31 PM
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thanks guys.
it really has been a harrowing few days for me - but enlightening and an education - thanks to you guys! i have learnt alot and i tried to keep my carbon parts free from destruction but i guess i need to try harder and lock stuff away when not in use. the only problem is that carbon repairer is around 4000kms from where i live and is probably the only repairer in the country that i would trust. may have to send the wife down and wrap the frame in cotton wool / bubble wrap so the airplane people don't break it further.. as for the waterboarding - yes - great idea. grrrrrrrrr !  anyone know of solid robust bike frame carriers for plane luggage? splash Last edited by Splash; 12-30-2013 at 03:36 PM.
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12-30-2013, 04:01 PM
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