Originally Posted by
blacknbluebikes
I just had this problem fixed on a carbon frame. My attempt to fix with epoxy failed - popped right off under load. I found a great guy here on the east coast that did it properly - Carbon State Repairs, LLC . Highest recommendations I can give on him, Tom, and his work - does all kinds of frame repair, but only frame repair. Now, if you're on west coast you probably don't want shipping costs. I did a web-estimate with Calfee, but it was beyond my budget. Mine needed to be "re-riveted", filled, prepped, then done with some totally bad-ass industrial epoxy, not mortal human stuff. First time I ever saw a double barreled caulking gun.
Thanks for your feedback. I've contacted Calfee also, but the type of repair doesn't quite justify the implied costs. I've ordered a stop from cycle-frames.com to see if it fits. And will go the epoxy way for now. Since the stop and the frame have holes for rivets, I might add the riveting.
On your first attempt to epoxy only, did you prep the area before? Like sanding the frame/stop, etc. Would it be possible to find out from your local guy what type/brand of epoxy he used?
Here's a photo of the affected area in my case:
