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SCOTT CR1 ‘THE UN-RESTORABLE’

Probably the hardest restoration there is on a current commercial bike in our experience. Scott graphics are tricky but that still does not limit our ability to replicate accurately. We utilise our comprehensive archive of official graphic stock library to be able to restore the un-restorable. This bike had 2 drive side stay fractures and […]

REPAIR AND FULL RESTORATION – OWNER LIFETIME WARRANTY

Don’t always believe that your bike is toast after you hear the awful crunch and snap of the carbon as you see it bouncing off the tarmac behind your mates…It’s OK even if you are not OK… We provide owner lifetime repair warranties on some parts of the bike above and beyond the manufacturer warranty. […]

NORCO CUSTOM DESIGN AND RESPRAY

This post clearly illustrates one of the ways customers can achieve the custom design they are after with the assistance of our design service. As the downtube was being repaired, a rough illustration was submitted to us. We optimised the design to deliver their unique expression of what good custom design is – Balanced, individual […]

COLNAGO C59 REPAIR AND RESTORATION

Another example of a Colnago C59 repair completed to 100% detail match. After the frame is pressure tested for compliance it is ready to be rebuilt to the customer spec here in our service centre and will be ready for dispatch later today. The repair comes with an owners lifetime warranty.

PRE-PREG, AUTOCLAVE, FIBRE OPTIMISATION, SPACE AGE – REALLY??

Here are some warning signs when looking for a trustworthy carbon repair service: 1 – ‘Pre-Preg’ Pre impregnated carbon fibre is used during the mould making stage of a frame. It is not suitable for repair in most cases. 2 – An autoclave (oven) is used to cure pre preg carbon fibre. This process can […]

WIGGINS CUSTOM F8 IN FOR REPAIR

This frame needs little introduction – Wiggins white custom painted Pinarello unfortunately sustained a top tube fracture across some rather important graphics of his achievements in road racing. Once repaired the top tube was restored to its original state.

UP CLOSE

Willier Cento 1 seatstay fracture. Ultrasound inspection showed no additional de-lamination. Client required a full restore to show through a hint of the repair as the rest of the finish shows the carbon layup under the black so it blends in a bit better. Repair and paint warrantied for life of ownership which is only […]

CARBON BIKE REPAIR, NEW ERA.

It might have taken over a year to finance, design and build the ultimate ‘bike hospital’, inspection, custom spray and service centre all-in-one but we got there in the end. Now we’re just ironing out the niggles. Sorry to all our patient customers, we will soon be at full power! Please make sure you check […]

WIGGINS AND MORE

It’s nearly goodbye to the old and into the new workshops for the repair team. Regardless we still have fun creating and repairing bikes the across the cycling community from Mapei Cervelo’s (yes..) to Wiggins’s own white F8. Hopefully soon we will be able to show you around the new CBR. Thank you for your […]