Rough start to the week! Laid the bike down and took a nice little chip out of the head tube. Now I have some exposed fibers. Basic quarter test, doesn't sound dead or hollow. Just want to make sure that an epoxy is the appropriate approach? First carbon frame, still learning. I will attach a...

Hi, I have a 5010 and I am looking at getting grease for the headset, BB, etc. I was going to order ASC-1 for the threaded areas as well. I am looking for what recommendations you all have on what grease to get that won't stain my frame. I was looking at PPL1 or HPG1, Phil's Waterproof Grease...

Hello guys, I have a huge concern about my used yeti 2021 SB150 I recently just bought.There is what seems to be a crack or chip on the frame. Upon doing more research about carbon frames, I found out that carbon frames can snap suddenly with out a warning usually if it is compromised. I want...

Carbon fiber is a true triple threat, light, strong, and it looks cool. In the early days of Mtbr 20 years ago, we ran a massive survey on what the ideal frame material was, aluminum, steel, titanium, or carbon fiber. Carbon fiber finished firmly in last place with steel taking top honors. Now...

Carbon Fiber 29er For Anyone's Budget Market analysts tell us time and time again that the most popular bike segment going is the 26" wheeled, aluminum framed, full suspended trail bike making the Giant XTC 0 a bit of an anomaly right from the get-go. A 29-inch wheeled carbon-fiber hard tail...

Meet the Carbine - Carbon Fiber With an American Attitude Intense Cycles introduces its new carbon fiber mountain bike, the Carbine The Carbine is a very refined 5.5-6 inch travel all mountain bike that climbs and descends like you can not imagine. This is due to the 5.5 lb frame, the well...

I ordered a carbon fiber mtb from a large online retailer. I noticed crack in the paint in one of the seat stays. (see pictures). Of course the bike seems solid and the crack only appears in the finish, not in the cf stay itself. However I read up on carbon fiber and yes it does seem...

Introducing the Jet 9 RDO, Niner's first carbon full suspension frame. One of the most anticipated bikes from Bike Press Camp has just been announced. The Niner JET 9 RDO is a full carbon fiber full suspension bike from a company dedicated to ONLY 29ers and with a long history of cutting...

A Carbon-Fiber XC Secret Weapon Doing Things Their Own Way Since 2004 the Sette brand has been steadily making its presence felt in the mountain bike world by offering semi-factory direct bikes and frames at unrivaled pricing (by distributing the products through online retailer Price Point...