Kieran Morrison Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 Hi, it looks like i have a crack on my bars but its on the writing. Are these painted on and has anyone ever had the paint crack/split? Just want to re assure myself i havent cracked them! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 Like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran Morrison Posted September 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 Not really, it hasnt chipped away just a slight crack in the paint ill upload pics later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 What tryall bars are they? I thought you meant carbons at first but just realised you said 'paint' rather than decal/sticker. I was really unsure about second hand carbon, or even new carbon bars. When I got my rockbars I put them on the table and put all my body weight onto it, I figured if it didn't snap under pressure of about 70kg it's safe (even though when riding I probably put double that amount of weight though it from preloads/landing). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisTrials2012 Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 Their is a layer of protective resin or similar on top of the carbon, and that is pretty flakey, but it doesn't affect the structure of the actual carbon fibre. If you've gouged out a chunk, then you might be a bit out of pocket 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran Morrison Posted September 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 They are the carbons. I figure its not a crack as its appearing on the other side aswell and on other letters, nothing on the actual bar itself. Not sure if its paint though anyone else had this?Also there are no gouges out of them, a small scratch after sciffing a rail but nothing serious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisTrials2012 Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 They are the carbons. I figure its not a crack as its appearing on the other side aswell and on other letters, nothing on the actual bar itself. Not sure if its paint though anyone else had this? Also there are no gouges out of them, a small scratch after sciffing a rail but nothing serious Where is this located?In the clamp area or elsewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran Morrison Posted September 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 Where is this located?In the clamp area or elsewhere? The scratch or crack? The crack about 2cm away from the clamp on the Y of 'try' and the scratch is about 4 cm away under the Y Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisTrials2012 Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 (edited) The scratch or crack? The crack about 2cm away from the clamp on the Y of 'try' and the scratch is about 4 cm away under the Y The one you made this topic about, which was the crack.Photos will help but I reckon it might be just a bit of pressure from the clamp has caused a crack in the resin Edited September 1, 2012 by ChrisTrials2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran Morrison Posted September 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 The one you made this topic about, which was the crack.Photos will help but I reckon it might be just a bit of pressure from the clamp has caused a crack in the resin Would that weaken the bars or will it be alright? Ill upload pictures later on, riding just now like normal and it hasnt grown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisTrials2012 Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 Would that weaken the bars or will it be alright? Ill upload pictures later on, riding just now like normal and it hasnt grown. It should be alright, as long as it's purely cosmetic. If you have cracked the carbon, you'll find out fairly soon so be careful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran Morrison Posted September 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 How would i tell if its cracked the carbon? I noticed the crack at half 3 if it helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisTrials2012 Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 How would i tell if its cracked the carbon? I noticed the crack at half 3 if it helps. Well it's very diffcult to tell if you have, and what I said in my post was you'll find out if its cracked, when it snaps from the crack. But don't worry too much. As most likely you have cracked a bit of the resin from the clamp presuure, which is fine. You won't snap your bars from that. As far as I can tell from your vids, your not heavy and not much of a basher, so its very unlikely you'll have done any structural damage to the bar. Just get pics up and we'll see if you need to worry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran Morrison Posted September 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 The big circle is the main one. It stops about 1mm before the gold outline of the writing. The smaller circle is a tiny one (about 1/2 cm) which is half on the writing and half on the resin. You can see a line going inbetween the letters next to the smaller cirlce, its just under/over that, and im just assuming thatother line between the letters is meant to be there as theyre all over the place when i scratch my nail over the smaller one i cant feel any bumps, maybe its a scratch but dont see how it could have scratched, ive been really careful with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisTrials2012 Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 The big circle is the main one. It stops about 1mm before the gold outline of the writing. The smaller circle is a tiny one (about 1/2 cm) which is half on the writing and half on the resin. You can see a line going inbetween the letters next to the smaller cirlce, its just under/over that, and im just assuming thatother line between the letters is meant to be there as theyre all over the place when i scratch my nail over the smaller one i cant feel any bumps, maybe its a scratch but dont see how it could have scratched, ive been really careful with them. Yeah that's little fractures in the resin, like on glass. Its fine. When you start to get gouges or scratches that you can feel distinctly on the bar, Then you might need to worry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran Morrison Posted September 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 Yeah that's little fractures in the resin, like on glass. Its fine. When you start to get gouges or scratches that you can feel distinctly on the bar, Then you might need to worry I can feel the big crack when i run my nail across it but im guessing you mean scratches self-caused. So this is just the resin cracking? Is it a fairly common thing to happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisTrials2012 Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 I can feel the big crack when i run my nail across it but im guessing you mean scratches self-caused. So this is just the resin cracking? Is it a fairly common thing to happen? you it's fairly common. The resin is just a protective layer, and scratches fairly easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 (edited) Thats absolutely fine, just the protective layer Edit: beaten to it haha Edited September 1, 2012 by Echo Lite 09 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran Morrison Posted September 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 Thank god, could see myself with a few less teeth in the next few days if it was anything serious. Thanks for all your help, really put my mind at ease haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisTrials2012 Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 Thats absolutely fine, just the protective layer Edit: beaten to it haha Suck it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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