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Ripmo carbon repair

1949 Views 9 Replies 5 Participants Last post by dethomson, Jul 23, 2021

dethomson

Discussion Starter · Jul 20, 2021

I picked up a 2019 Ripmo that I knew had a carbon issue where stones appear to have been lodged in between the pivot point of the rear triangle behind the seat post. I have a guy local to me that I've used before for carbon repairs, but wonder if there are some suggestions for someone who's done this specific repair before. Everything appears to be highly accessible to make the repair easy.

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ttengineer

· #2 · Jul 20, 2021

That looks mostly like paint.

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dethomson

Discussion Starter · #3 · Jul 20, 2021 (Edited)

The paint in there is thick, but a trusty sharp poking tool suggests there's more. This is most likely minimal, but I'd like it fixed nonetheless to have the bike right.

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Cleared2land

· #4 · Jul 20, 2021

Maybe add some protection for that area too and avoid future issues.

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dethomson

Discussion Starter · #5 · Jul 21, 2021

That's the plan. There's another thread here of some solutions to prevent this issue.

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Cleared2land

· #6 · Jul 21, 2021

Look up frame protection. Helicopter tape.

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dethomson

Discussion Starter · #7 · Jul 21, 2021

It's clear the seller totally knew about this and played way dumb on the matter. The hack paint is an obvious attempt to hide the damage.
I'll still have a nice bike after getting this fixed, replacing all bearings, brakes, and servicing the fork and shock.

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danglingmanhood

· #8 · Jul 21, 2021

If you want the carbon repaired Matt at Appleman Bikes repairs carbon frames.

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The brainchild of Matt Appleman, Appleman Bicycles has produced frames by hand since 2010. Every bike is designed and fabricated in-house with steadfast-design and painstaking-workmanship.

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NorCalTaz

· #9 · Jul 22, 2021

I suggest putting some 3M Mastic Tape there, that along with Ibis's rock guard flap has kept my Ripmo in great shape over the last two years

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dethomson

Discussion Starter · #10 · Jul 23, 2021

Absolutely. There are pics in another thread where someone put a piece of squishy foam in there to occupy the space without impacting freedom of motion - further preventing junk getting in there that might make it past the Ibis flap.

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