Cracked Bora one 50

[tristanX]

I’ve been given a Campag bora one 50 front wheel that has a small crack in the aero part of the rim (sorry can’t think of the proper name), just wondering what people’s opinions are on its usability. Rideable? Fixeable? Bin job?
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Cheers

[alcatraz]

Maybe it's from something external like storage hooks or something?

That place is usually quite thick (nipple reinforcement) so unless it's at a nipple hole I don't see how a crack would start there if it's anything structural wrong.

I'm not a carbon expert, but in this case I'd be cautiously optimistic.

[AJS914]

To me it looks like it would be an easy repair.

[Catagory6]

before anything, i would moisten a section of micro fiber cloth and add a little bit of toothpaste and rub it in to the cloth.
then try polishing out the area on the rim.
if its purely cosmetic. a blemish in the clear coat, it will come out looking like new
if there's a crack in the carbon, you will be able to see it better

[tristanX]

I’m pretty certain it’s a crack, just doesn’t show up that well in photos but I’ll give that a go tonight. Another thing is if you look parallel down the rim surface it appears slightly dented in around the crack.

[AJS914]

It sure looks like a crack. You could try the tap test - tap with a coin or piece of metal. Does the area sound "dead" compared to an uncracked area.

To me it looks rideable and easily repairable but I wouldn't want to bomb down a descent at 50mph on that front rim unless professionally repaired.