Buying a repaired carbon frame... bad idea?

[nakuta]

I think it bad idea... It may be altered of characteristics of frame asymmetrically.

[Exar]

We'll see. The repaired bit looks fine, at least it looks like it's been repaired by somebody who knew what he was doing. I doubt I'll even notice it after it's been repainted.

[terrible1]

you sniping bastard LOL

I was out whent he aution ended so missed it, good luck, I'll be interested to hear how it works out for you.

Was just going to post saying "at least they refinished the paint and decal" but cried with laughter when I saw this turn of events.

[rpenmanparker]

Repairing a carbon frame for your own use is a good idea. Repairing a carbon frame and then trying to sell it or being the guy who buys it a bad idea.

[sinill]

Repaired by the previous owner as in a DIY job, repaired by the previous owner as in that person is skilled in working with composites or repaired by the previous owner as in they paid a professional to repair it? The first option i'd avoid completely, the second and third, it's possible. The problem is you will have no idea what differentiates a good from a bad repair job. Is the deal worth the risk of potentially buying a compromised or worthless frame? My guess, probably not.

[Exar]

I've ridden the repaired Giant in question for six days on Tenerife, with loads and loads of climbing and descending, and honestly, it feels perfectly fine.

[reedplayer]

yes, repair of a carbon-frame generally is no problem at all, if well executed. in some cases, frame might be better than before (f.e. chainstay, which is weak point of many carbonframes).
but i had asked the seller , who has been the "carbon-specialist" having repaired the frame.

as written in the first post:

Depends who's repaired it... ask for proof of repair or where it was done.

[zev]

It's really bad idea. If someone give repaired carbon frame, I throw away.

+1 binned carbon frames for less.

I would only have a carbon frame repaired if the damages was minor and not on the upper/down tube.
Even then I would want to see the frameset before the repair was done, simply don't trust sellers that want to make money for something they might not trust riding themselves.

Propel is a superb frame (although only isp for me) but not if it's your only frameset since it's not allround enough and the TCR is way more agile and the better choice for clumbing / curvy tracks.

About the brakes, the earlier (especially carbon) ones wheren't that good but the last two versions are even better than the fourier brakes and are on par with ultegra 6800 (never had squeeling brakepads not with alloy nor with carbon braketracks), the different rim width adaptation is true. Bit more work but the few times I had to, I did it in max. 5 minutes.

X2, a failure is far more expensive than any financial gains had by using unsafe equipment.

[Samklee15]

It's really who repaired it and how skilled they are that matters. Carbon isn't hard to fix if you have half a clue of what you're doing. Anyways glad to hear that it worked out.