Yes that is a huge crack. Don’t ride it! You could make it worse/crash and hurt yourself. But in that location it should be able to be repaired, luckily.
Thelifeofanaudi on
Yeah dude, do not ride that. No only do you risk hurting youself, but also risk damaging the frame beyond repair.
cycle_addict_ on
Frame is not damaged, frame is dead.
If you can repair, cool.
If not, absolutely do not ride.
lkngro5043 on
It’s dead. Sorry for your loss.
That big of a crack, square in the middle of the down tube, is a recipe for disaster. Even if you could find a carbon repair specialist, they’d probably tell you it can’t be safely repaired. Even if they said they could do it, it might not be worth the cost.
Hayabusa_Blacksmith on
hmmm.. what are frames for, anyways?
owmysciatica on
Contact Canyon. They might have a crash replacement deal. If they don’t, replace with a frame builder that does.
PrimeIntellect on
that shit is toast – it is time for a new one, doubt that is even repairable
Technical-Cicada-602 on
I bet you could dig out the frayed bits, throw some epoxy on that and ride it forever.
Nobody is going to risk telling you that and being wrong though.
Stsberi97 on
Damn dude that’s my biggest fear
LItifosi on
If Canyon cant/wont repair it, Calfee can. They specialize in that kind of stuff. I would contact them. It can’t hurt to get an estimate and compare to a new frame.
ZunoJ on
Put butter on it
Floatingpotato69 on
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fartmcmasterson on
I have a crack that’s worse than yours on the bottom of the down tube (cracked it on a log over). Currently getting it repaired for $500.
Tiunkabouter on
Just get it repaired.
But how did you manage to crack the frame in that position?
pizzaman1995 on
Typical canyon things
Alternative_Equal864 on
Dead. Sry bro 🙁
AJohnnyTruant on
She’s cooked. It’s happened to me. Get it repaired and it’ll be bomber. Looks like a spot that should be an easy fix
No-Neighborhood-7810 on
Still rideable lol
2wheeldopamine on
RIP!
head_bussin on
steer clear of carbon fiber anything on bicycles if you value your life.
xander-mcqueen1986 on
She’s dead jim
Do-you-see-it-now on
Duct tape.
fairlyaveragetrader on
It’s not worth the cost of repair. When you blow up a down tube like that, it can be repaired but it’s really not going to be worth the price when you look at how many used frames are on the market or some of the clearance deals going on right now. I mean you can get a nice 140 frame, I think it’s a Rocky mountain at Jensen for $1,500 brand new. Stumpjumpers, $1,500 brand new. I would just look at the rest of the parts on the bike and figure out what they line up with and pick up another frame. You’ll be money ahead. What you have is not an easy nor a cheap repair. Just repairing a crack on a seat tube or something that is more easily repairable and not nearly a structural will cost you about $400 and there’s no paint matching involved either. What you have is going to be considerably more money and again, there’s no paint matching. Pick up a used frame, pick up a new sale frame, you’ll be happy you did
Pull the shock off that frame and eBay it, then hang what’s left of the frame on your wall as a piece of art
climbherm on
I would ask an expert: [https://www.brokencarbon.com/](https://www.brokencarbon.com/) <- the owner is a friend of mine, so I’m biased, but I also know that he 100% knows what he’s talking about and will tell you if something is not repairable (they don’t want liability for something that can’t be repaired safely)
Frankeyc on
My condolences 😢
ChosenCarelessly on
There’s a lot of stress in that downtube, and although there’s a decent thickness of carbon in it, there’s no way you can know how much is left to support you.
I’d not ride that.
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Yes that is a huge crack. Don’t ride it! You could make it worse/crash and hurt yourself. But in that location it should be able to be repaired, luckily.
Yeah dude, do not ride that. No only do you risk hurting youself, but also risk damaging the frame beyond repair.
Frame is not damaged, frame is dead.
If you can repair, cool.
If not, absolutely do not ride.
It’s dead. Sorry for your loss.
That big of a crack, square in the middle of the down tube, is a recipe for disaster. Even if you could find a carbon repair specialist, they’d probably tell you it can’t be safely repaired. Even if they said they could do it, it might not be worth the cost.
hmmm.. what are frames for, anyways?
Contact Canyon. They might have a crash replacement deal. If they don’t, replace with a frame builder that does.
that shit is toast – it is time for a new one, doubt that is even repairable
I bet you could dig out the frayed bits, throw some epoxy on that and ride it forever.
Nobody is going to risk telling you that and being wrong though.
Damn dude that’s my biggest fear
If Canyon cant/wont repair it, Calfee can. They specialize in that kind of stuff. I would contact them. It can’t hurt to get an estimate and compare to a new frame.
Put butter on it
L
I have a crack that’s worse than yours on the bottom of the down tube (cracked it on a log over). Currently getting it repaired for $500.
Just get it repaired.
But how did you manage to crack the frame in that position?
Typical canyon things
Dead. Sry bro 🙁
She’s cooked. It’s happened to me. Get it repaired and it’ll be bomber. Looks like a spot that should be an easy fix
Still rideable lol
RIP!
steer clear of carbon fiber anything on bicycles if you value your life.
She’s dead jim
Duct tape.
It’s not worth the cost of repair. When you blow up a down tube like that, it can be repaired but it’s really not going to be worth the price when you look at how many used frames are on the market or some of the clearance deals going on right now. I mean you can get a nice 140 frame, I think it’s a Rocky mountain at Jensen for $1,500 brand new. Stumpjumpers, $1,500 brand new. I would just look at the rest of the parts on the bike and figure out what they line up with and pick up another frame. You’ll be money ahead. What you have is not an easy nor a cheap repair. Just repairing a crack on a seat tube or something that is more easily repairable and not nearly a structural will cost you about $400 and there’s no paint matching involved either. What you have is going to be considerably more money and again, there’s no paint matching. Pick up a used frame, pick up a new sale frame, you’ll be happy you did
Pull the shock off that frame and eBay it, then hang what’s left of the frame on your wall as a piece of art
I would ask an expert: [https://www.brokencarbon.com/](https://www.brokencarbon.com/) <- the owner is a friend of mine, so I’m biased, but I also know that he 100% knows what he’s talking about and will tell you if something is not repairable (they don’t want liability for something that can’t be repaired safely)
My condolences 😢
There’s a lot of stress in that downtube, and although there’s a decent thickness of carbon in it, there’s no way you can know how much is left to support you.
I’d not ride that.
It is very repairable though.