Would you ride this - damaged frame

[anonymous-user]

Wiggle’s eBay shop has this

“The frame is damaged and is unusable. The frame for sale is not intended for use.”

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/153613450094

[Sa Calobra]

Two trains of thought but when carbon takes a strike it's toast.

New teeth can cost £2,000.

Its your risk but I'd buy to frame swap i.e. by with the intention of keeping everything around the frame

[Brads67]

Nope

That tiny small blemish in the downtube, looks like an actual hole. No way would I ride that.

[Jimbo.]

if it’s cheap I’ll take a stab. Decent carbon repair is a couple of hundred? Fix it and you’re laughing. If it’s terminal, flog/use the bits.

[Akz]

Brads67 said:

Nope

That tiny small blemish in the downtube, looks like an actual hole. No way would I ride that.

Where? Potentially being really blind but can't spot it.

[banjowilly]

Massive crack in the chainstay! But in too - no way would I ride that thing.

[wobert]

Isn’t that the chain stay protector to protect from chain-slap?

[PulsatingStar]

Thats not a crack on the chinstay. Its just the edge of the plastic covering. Doesnt look to be badly damaged, personally Id ride it how it is.

[banjowilly]

PulsatingStar said:

Thats not a crack on the chinstay. Its just the edge of the plastic covering. Doesnt look to be badly damaged, personally Id ride it how it is.

My mistake. Maybe they've photographed it carefully but if it's not the chainstay, I can't see where the flaw is that says don't ride me.

[ChrisMCoupe]

They are probably covering their a**e saying it's not suitable for riding. The damage on the down-tube looks like a small chip to the paint more than anything, but of course we don't know how badly it was hit to cause that, and the carbon is pretty thin in the centre of the tubes.

I'd probably get the frame inspected and checked at a specialist like Carbon Bike Repair in Leatherhead, would give you peace of mind and potentially a nice cheap bike.

[anonymous-user]

It has clearly been whacked - the left brake lever is snapped and there is that mark on the down tube

I agree with others that the chainstay isn't damaged - that is the protective film

I'm not interested in it because it isn't my size, but I think I would be a bidder on it if I was looking for one

[lufbramatt]

Think that's the bit that is either a chip or a hole. Having seen vids of carbon frame repair, defo looks fixable, depends how much $$£ you want to throw at it.

ETA: just looked up the retail price of that, ouch

Edited by lufbramatt on Friday 23 August 11:52

[z4RRSchris]

£200 max for a carbon repair.

dont think it needs it anyway.

[egomeister]

z4RRSchris said:

dont think it needs it anyway.

You can't possibly tell that from a picture.

[z4RRSchris]

i can, i have x ray eyes.

[vrooom]

Crack on, buy it, as long you dont do road party 3 on it...

[Gareth79]

I imagine the buyer will just ride it as-is and probably come to zero harm. Otherwise a carbon repairer could strip a patch of paint back and inspect it and work out if it needs a small patch (or no patch) or more work. Replacement brake/shifter lever is only £60 too.

[millen]

Well the hammer went down at £2,373. I guess you'd struggle to eBay the parts for that much, so assume several think the frame damage is fixable fairly cheaply.

[Sa Calobra]

millen said:

Well the hammer went down at £2,373. I guess you'd struggle to eBay the parts for that much, so assume several think the frame damage is fixable fairly cheaply.

That's must win fever.

[jonm01]

I was watching it and got a message that it had been relisted..