Chipped Paint?
09-16-10 | 05:36 PM
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Chipped Paint?
I have a fairly new Cannondale six, and the other day another bike fell onto it accidentally, and chipped what I believe is just the paint. I just wanted to see if it is anything I should worry about and get checked out as it is my first carbon bike, and I don't know the tendencies for the carbon to crack or something along those lines.
Thanks.
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Thanks.
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09-16-10 | 07:04 PM
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Since you have a red bike you should be able to find a shade of women's nail polish at your local CVS that will make that disappear.
09-16-10 | 07:16 PM
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I was thinking about it, I may try that...
09-16-10 | 07:59 PM
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Model paint or nail polish. If it still bothers you, drink a bunch of whiskey.
09-16-10 | 08:00 PM
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09-16-10 | 09:07 PM
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There are also a lot of nice paints at the auto store! That's where I got the paint to touch up my bike.
They match pretty well. You can still see something there, but not more than a couple feet away.
They match pretty well. You can still see something there, but not more than a couple feet away.
09-16-10 | 10:55 PM
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It's fine. My bikes have lots of chips like that. Just paint.
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Cat 2 Track, Cat 3 Road.
"If you’re new enough [to racing] that you would ask such question, then i would hazard a guess that if you just made up a workout that sounded hard to do, and did it, you’d probably get faster." --the tiniest sprinter
09-17-10 | 01:09 AM
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