chip on my bike

[fionahills]

Hi all,

I have a chip on the underneath the seat stay of my bike - just found it cleaning it - looks like a small stone has chipped off the top bit of the carbon (not all the way thru) - sorry to appear daft but can it be fixed?

And an even more stupid question - is bike still OK to ride?
I know nothing about carbon frames (or bikes in general really) and wonder if such a small (1/2cm) chip has damaged the integrity of the frame - its black so very hard to see and ony noticed it giving it a polish for ride on weekend.

thanks for any info - hubby away and no mobile reception in mining camp site so can't ask him.

thanks so much

fiona

[jacks1071]

If its a stone chip, it'd be nothing to worry about. Touch it up with a bit of clear nail polish at some point to seal it up.

[fionahills]

Brilliant thanks -

99% sure it is stone chip - a couple of times have heard a few hits & looked and found nothing -

but did not look that high for any marks - generally only check the bottom bits - only noticed tonight because it was turned upside down to clean.

thanks so much.

[munga]

my old block had a chip off it.
found the chip. it was on my shoulder!

[damhooligan]

my old block had a chip off it.
found the chip. it was on my shoulder!