Originally Posted by
hueyhoolihan
i'm pretty much a glass half full guy as far as potential frame failure is concerned, but in this case it looks like a hefty chunk of carbon has been chewed off. i would consider a new frame. and this is from a guy whose steel beater bike has had a dime sized hole in the seatstay for about three years now...
I certainly wouldn't get a new frame. Carbon can be repaired to be stronger than it was before if you go to the right place. Major metro areas have shops that repair carbon. You could also sent it out to Calfee or somewhere similar. A repair would be
much cheaper than a frame.