Any carbon crack/break can be repaired to be as strong or stronger than new. The only consideration is, as mentioned, the cost and a few extra grams of weight if you want some extra re-enforcement over the original construction. Here is at least one place near Denver and my guess would be there are others as the need is growing for CF repair services. http://altitudecomposites.com/Altitu...s/Welcome.html I have no experience with this place but get some photos or check out what they have in the shop to see the quality. Make sure any place you choose can give you some examples of their work and runs a professional operation since anybody with 5 mins of experience can open a business and slop on some CF and call it a repair. Try contacting Calfee first to get an idea of what the best in the business charges.