Felt F3 Seattube Repair

Accidents happen, and sometimes we don’t even know that they have. That’s the case for this Felt carbon fiber repair; our customer knocked over their bike and continued to ride it for a year. After a while, the carbon simply failed due to high-stress loads on an already compromised tube. Seattube repairs are some of the most common repairs we perform; they require immense patience when removing the damage, an accurate layup, and usually an interesting way of extracting the resin from the laminate. This Felt arrived for carbon fiber repair and we were able to turn it quickly, safely and cleanly for our customer so they can enjoy some road miles before the season changes too much.

At Ruckus Composites, we pride ourselves on quickly and safely repairing carbon fiber bike frames. It is our continuing mission to use carbon fiber repair to challenge the status quo of both the bike industry and throwaway culture by keeping good bikes and their memories rolling.

Our proven carbon fiber bike repair process goes like this: first, we inspect the damaged area, using ultrasound technology, and removing all the guesswork from the repair. The detailed info we gather helps us provide an incredibly accurate repair with fewer materials needed, which makes a quicker turn time for you! Next, we remove all the damaged materials from the chainstay, which guarantees no further cracking. We then replicate the factory lay-up using our high-end prepreg carbon fiber and cast the area with heat and pressure to remove the epoxy. Finally, we send the bike to our master painter who expertly matches both the paint and decals of the original frame.

Carbon fiber bike repairs are delicate and time-consuming art, in which we perform every step by hand. Have a Felt with a broken or cracked part? Submit a repair form today to get started with your repair. Submit a repair form here!