I have a carbon frame which has some minor cracks around BB and seat tube.
I am thinking it may still be rideable on an indoor trainer.
For the ease of setup, I am thinking of 105 Di2 without brakes and rotors and do it myself, which should be easy enough.
That costs just the same as some cheaper mechanical groupsets plus the labor for my LBS.
What do you think?
Turning carbon frame to indoor trainer bike
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It's not hard to route cables if the bike has cable guides. If you wanted to go super inexpensive get some used 11 speed off ebay or even new Chinese stuff (Ltwoo, Sensah). Sensah 11 speed shifters and deraillerus cost like $120 all in.
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If you were concerned about the carbon fiber, it wouldn't be too hard to put a carbon fiber and resin band-aid over the cracks after you maybe dremel them out.
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If you were concerned about the carbon fiber, it wouldn't be too hard to put a carbon fiber and resin band-aid over the cracks after you maybe dremel them out.
Minor cracks? I don't think there is such a thing, especially around the BB.Streetfield wrote: ↑Sun Jul 28, 2024 12:49 amI have a carbon frame which has some minor cracks around BB
Sure, you may not get road rash, but my sprinting is poor on my indoor trainer, but I certainly would not want something to break if I did some did such interval.
He could probably even do a hardware store repair on a trainer frame that would be pretty strong - resin and fiberglass band-aid! Since it's a on a trainer weight and cosmetics don't mater.
