bingle advice

jim said:

t-boned a curb tonight at approx 10kph - went over the h'bars and popped the
tyre (new conti 4000) - zero damage to the wheel (kyserium sl)

any advice on how to check my frame and forks for damage most appreciated -
both are carbon

Neither have any visible damage

cheers

I wouldnt worry about it myself. Ian clobbered a car that turned across
his path at 35 kph. THe bars were smeared flat. The bike shop "fitzroy
cycles" said the forks were fine and didnt need xrays. We said
effectively "we trust you but bear in mind that a) someone else is
paying and b) if they break we will sue you." He stuck with the
statement. Hard to argue with that. But I will get a carbon frame next
time 🙂

Dave

jim said:

t-boned a curb tonight at approx 10kph - went over the h'bars and popped the tyre (new conti 4000) - zero damage to the wheel (kyserium sl)

any advice on how to check my frame and forks for damage most appreciated -
both are carbon

Neither have any visible damage

In all seriousness, get thee to a local bike shop (who knows about dealing with carbon frames) & get the frame/fork checked out. Don't know what area you're in, but possibly not the LBS that FD had deal with (re: bianchi frame) *cough*

bike was bought at lygon cycles - kosher?

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jim said:

t-boned a curb tonight at approx 10kph - went over the h'bars and popped
the tyre (new conti 4000) - zero damage to the wheel (kyserium sl)

any advice on how to check my frame and forks for damage most
appreciated -
both are carbon

Neither have any visible damage

In all seriousness, get thee to a local bike shop (who knows about
dealing with carbon frames) & get the frame/fork checked out. Don't
know what area you're in, but possibly not the LBS that FD had deal
with (re: bianchi frame) *cough*

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cfsmtb

jim said:

bike was bought at lygon cycles - kosher?

They're pretty good, haven't personally experienced any probs with them, or heard adverse stuff regarding sales/service.

jim said:

t-boned a curb tonight at approx 10kph - went over the h'bars and popped the
tyre (new conti 4000) - zero damage to the wheel (kyserium sl)

any advice on how to check my frame and forks for damage most appreciated -
both are carbon

Neither have any visible damage

At that speed it's pretty unlikely that you'd have done any damage.
Check your forks and headstem for any signs of delamination though, to
be sure. Also check your headset tension and stem etc.

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t-boned a curb tonight at approx 10kph -

You haven't told us *how* you managed that :-)

sober - a staggered curb where Delbridge St diagonally crosses Queens Parade
in Clifton Hill on my way to Brunswick

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t-boned a curb tonight at approx 10kph -

You haven't told us *how* you managed that :-)

Just got the bike back - nil structural damage

New levers, bar tape and tyre will do it - but at circa $700 makes one blink
a little!!!!

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t-boned a curb tonight at approx 10kph - went over the h'bars and popped
the tyre (new conti 4000) - zero damage to the wheel (kyserium sl)

any advice on how to check my frame and forks for damage most
appreciated - both are carbon

Neither have any visible damage

cheers