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Repairing Cracked Carbon Ergo Bodies
Greetings!
The day before I left for the Death Ride my dad rolled over me while we were out on a ride (him behind me, I turned left and he didn't, but should have). Sadly, both he and my Record ergos suffered possibly-permanent damage. The carbon body on one of the shifters has cracked clean through on the inside face of the body below the brake blade pivot, leaving the pivot pin supported only on one side. Can this be repaired? My father, recognizing his fault in the incident, has offered to pay for any necessary repairs and/or replacement. I would prefer to keep it cheap(er) even though replacement would probably be the easiest route. TIA App P.S.: Anyone who is wondering how the Death Ride went, see my post in rbm. |
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Hey App,
I jury-rigged my ergo body 2 weeks ago when I received the shifter as a hand-me-down. I used several coats of junky superglue, which I didn't believe would hold up very well. Sure enough, it broke on me last week while braking normally. I can still pull it gently, but I'm relying much more on my rear brake currently. I ordered my new Record ergo body just this afternoon. Any LBS that carries QBP should charge ~$72 for a new 2004-2005 or ~$66 for the 2001-2003 series. Phil, Squid-in-Training |
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App Wrote: .. The carbon body on one of the shifters has cracked clean through on the inside face of the body below the brake blade pivot, leaving the pivot pin supported only on one side. Can this be repaired? Many carbon structures CAN be repared, at the cost of some weight an aestethics. If you could post a pic that would help -- dabac |
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App wrote: Greetings! The day before I left for the Death Ride my dad rolled over me while we were out on a ride (him behind me, I turned left and he didn't, but should have). Sadly, both he and my Record ergos suffered possibly-permanent damage. The carbon body on one of the shifters has cracked clean through on the inside face of the body below the brake blade pivot, leaving the pivot pin supported only on one side. Can this be repaired? My father, recognizing his fault in the incident, has offered to pay for any necessary repairs and/or replacement. I would prefer to keep it cheap(er) even though replacement would probably be the easiest route. Replace the ERGO body. Very avialable and about $40. Find somebody that 'qui si parla Campagnolo'..if nobody, send it to me for a one day turn around. Vecchio's 303-440-3535 www.vecchios.com TIA App P.S.: Anyone who is wondering how the Death Ride went, see my post in rbm. |
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Hey App, I jury-rigged my ergo body 2 weeks ago when I received the shifter as a hand-me-down. I used several coats of junky superglue, which I didn't believe would hold up very well. Sure enough, it broke on me last week while braking normally. I can still pull it gently, but I'm relying much more on my rear brake currently. I ordered my new Record ergo body just this afternoon. Any LBS that carries QBP should charge ~$72 for a new 2004-2005 or ~$66 for the 2001-2003 series. Phil, Squid-in-Training http://www.branfordbike.com/brake/big/bk05bigd.html Branford Bike sells the Record Ultra 10 Ergo bodies for $54.88 and the pre Ultra normal Record bodies for $49.88. I bought the cheaper Centaur Ergo body for $24.88 a month ago. |
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App wrote: Greetings! The day before I left for the Death Ride my dad rolled over me while we were out on a ride (him behind me, I turned left and he didn't, but should have). Sadly, both he and my Record ergos suffered possibly-permanent damage. The carbon body on one of the shifters has cracked clean through on the inside face of the body below the brake blade pivot, leaving the pivot pin supported only on one side. Can this be repaired? My father, recognizing his fault in the incident, has offered to pay for any necessary repairs and/or replacement. You signaled before your move, I hope. |
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It's just regular plastic. All plastic has carbon in it. We're made
of carbon. We have fibers, too... I guess fibrin can be called carbon fiber? Phil, Squid-in-Training |
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Interesting... they say that the Veloce/Centaur bodies work okay. I
figured that the Chorus/Record bodies needed part #13 in the schematic shown on that site for some reason. It would account for the ~$50 difference between the Record/Chorus and Centaur/Veloce bodies, at least through our supplier. Squid-in-Training |
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SSTW:
You signaled before your move, I hope. Hell, he even told me to go left when I asked "left or right". So I did. He didn't. App |
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