How do I dispose of a carbon bike frame?
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08-03-21, 02:06 PM
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When I die, I want to go peacefully in my sleep like my grandpa. Not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car.
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You might want to try a few more repair places. https://ruckuscomp.com/repair/ for example claims they will repair dropouts.
I didn't believe any of this stuff was repairable but there was a GCN Tech video recently which toured a carbon bike repair shop in the UK and they were fixing all sorts of stuff I thought was impossible to fix.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWez76_2BSU
I didn't believe any of this stuff was repairable but there was a GCN Tech video recently which toured a carbon bike repair shop in the UK and they were fixing all sorts of stuff I thought was impossible to fix.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWez76_2BSU
Any Bike. Any Dropout.
The Ruckus Youtube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/c/Ruckuscomp/videos
Unfortunately highly labor intensive processes can be expensive, but can be much cheaper than a new frame.
08-05-21, 05:59 PM
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Sell it on the honor system....
Set outside with a $100 price tag and your number.
I can guarantee that the frame will no longer be your problem.
Set outside with a $100 price tag and your number.
I can guarantee that the frame will no longer be your problem.
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08-07-21, 12:16 AM
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Once cured, the resin won’t sustain burning. Like Bakelite, heat causes the resin to crosslink further which keeps it from sustaining the oxidation process. Fiberglass uses polystyrene as the resin which isn’t a thermoset plastic. Polystyrene is a thermoplastic which melts when heated. The melt can then burn. Thermosets don’t melt.
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I will like the idea of placing it outside with a price tag but they could return it. So, rather, drive it to a market or shopping center and lock it with the flimsiest lock/cable and be done with it.*
*Admittedly not a very environmental way to dispose of it.
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Many bars look for interesting things to hang up. I had a guy beg to buy a broken surfboard from my brother just for that.
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Put it inside a big fish tank. I bet it’ll be a good conversation piece.
