I knew that there was some minor damage: shredded bar tape on the left side, a scuffed pedal, saddle and shifter too. Another casualty was the "composite" (fancy plastic?) Mavic rear skewer, which was barely holding together.
Removing the rear wheel revealed that a chunk of carbon was missing from the chainstay yoke:
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A similar failure, but much larger and deeper wound occurred up top at the seatstay yoke:
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I was a little sad to tear this bike down, it's been a reliable, fast and comfortable ride over the last few years. I just wish the frame could heal itself as my leg has. Now it's time to decide what I want as a replacement. More lightweight carbon fiber? Sturdy, timeless steel? Lust-worthy, lifetime (and super-spendy) titanium? I just know that this was my last Schwinn as the brand has abandoned the performance road segment. Until I figure it out, I'll be hitting the roads (figuratively I hope) on the CX bike.
1 comment:
http://www.calfeedesign.com/howtosendrepair.htm
Calfee has done some work for us and they do a great job, but a sweet steel Waterford or sweet Ti Merlin would be nice also.
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