hi framebuilders. i'm not one of you, but i'm hoping that some of you who have experience in this area can answer a question for me. i recently got a carbon fork with a loose and wiggley alu forkend insert.

i've emailed the company, as well as one of the reputable carbon repair companies out there, trying to figure out if it can be repaired. i think it can be. a friend pointed me toward 3M brand DP-460 epoxy, and i read this, which gives some good information.

but what i'd really like is for somebody to tell me, "yes, you can do this, this is safe," or, "no, this cannot be done for a really good reason"... and i'm getting pretty eager to hear back definitive info from those whom i've emailed, but i have not yet heard back.

can anybody here chime in?

i'd be more interested in having this professionaly re-done so i can trust it on a road bike, whereas if i do it myself i'd limit the fork's use to more around-town riding.